灵性和有害或危险的酒精和其他毒品使用:长度研究的元分析
Howard K Koh1, Donald E Frederick2, Tracy A Balboni3
1Initiative on Health, Spirituality, and Religion at Harvard University, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
JAMA psychiatry
|February 18, 2026
概括
灵性显著降低了有害的酒精和其他毒品 (AOD) 使用的风险,有助于预防和恢复. 参与精神或宗教团体提供了更大的保护,防止AOD相关的问题.
科学领域:
- 行为科学 行为科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 精神和宗教参与越来越被认为是影响健康行为的重要因素.
- 以前的研究表明,精神与减少物质使用之间存在潜在联系,但需要进行全面的综合.
研究的目的:
- 进行对21世纪纵向研究进行元分析,研究灵性与酒精和其他毒品 (AOD) 使用之间的关联.
- 量化精神对AOD使用的保护作用,用于预防和恢复.
主要方法:
- 2000-2022年间发表的55项纵向研究的系统综述和元分析.
- 纳入标准:经过验证的灵性测量,纵向设计,AOD使用结果和大样本大小 (队列≥1000,RCT≥100).
- 数据提取遵循PRISMA指南,计算AOD使用结果的日志相对风险 (log-RR).
主要成果:
- 在540,712名参与者中,在精神和AOD使用结果之间发现了显著的保护性关联.
- 总体而言,灵性与AOD使用风险降低13%有关 (RR,0.87).
- 积极参与精神或宗教团体的个人显示18%的风险降低 (RR,0.82).
结论:
- 灵性表现出强大的保护作用,防止有害的酒精和其他毒品的使用.
- 研究结果支持将精神和宗教干预融入AOD预防和恢复策略中.
- 临床医生和社区可以利用这些见解来加强公共卫生倡议.
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