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Religiousness and hazardous alcohol use: a conditional indirect effects model.

Peter J Jankowski¹, Sam A Hardy, Byron L Zamboanga

¹Counseling Psychology Program, Bethel University, 3900 Bethel Dr., St. Paul, MN 55112, USA. pjankows@bethel.edu

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|July 16, 2013

Summary

This study found that religiousness indirectly reduces hazardous alcohol use in adolescents by influencing their alcohol expectancies and valuations. Internalized religiousness acts as a protective factor through these expectancy pathways.

Keywords:

Adolescents Alcohol expectancy valuations Hazardous alcohol use Religiousness Self-regulation

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Adolescent Health
Substance Use Research

Background:

Adolescent hazardous alcohol use remains a significant public health concern.
Understanding the protective factors influencing adolescent alcohol consumption is crucial.
Existing research often lacks theoretically informed models with both mediators and moderators.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine a conditional indirect effects model linking religiousness and hazardous alcohol use in adolescents.
To investigate the roles of alcohol expectancy outcomes and valuations as mediators.
To explore the moderating effects of alcohol expectancy valuations.

Main Methods:

Utilized structural equation modeling (SEM) on data from 383 adolescents (aged 15-18).
Participants completed an online questionnaire assessing religiousness, alcohol expectancies, and alcohol use.
Employed a theoretically informed model incorporating mediators and moderators.

Main Results:

The proposed model was supported, indicating indirect effects of religiousness on hazardous alcohol use.
Religiousness was indirectly associated with reduced hazardous alcohol use via positive alcohol expectancy outcomes and negative alcohol expectancy valuations.
Alcohol expectancy valuations significantly moderated the relationship between alcohol expectancies and alcohol use.

Conclusions:

Alcohol expectancy valuations are a distinct construct from alcohol expectancy outcomes.
Internalized religiousness demonstrates a protective role against adolescent hazardous alcohol use.
The findings support a nuanced understanding of how religiousness influences adolescent substance use through cognitive pathways.