RT Article
T1 Developmental Trajectories of Religious Service Attendance: Predictors of Nicotine Dependence and Alcohol Dependence/Abuse in Early Midlife
JF Journal of religion and health
VO 60
IS 3
SP 1766
OP 1779
A1 Zhang, Chenshu
A1 Brook, David W.
A1 Brook, Judith S.
A1 Leukefeld, Carl G. 1943-
LA English
PB Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1762965402
AB This longitudinal study assesses the associations between developmental trajectories of religious service attendance from mean age 14 to mean age 43 and nicotine dependence and alcohol dependence/abuse at mean age 43 (N = 548). Six trajectories of religious service attendance were identified. As compared with belonging to weekly stable trajectory group, a higher probability of belonging to the weekly/none decreasing, occasional stable, and non-attendance trajectory group was significantly associated with a higher likelihood of nicotine dependence. In addition, as compared with belonging to weekly stable trajectory group, a higher probability of belonging to the weekly/none decreasing, weekly/occasional decreasing, occasional stable, and non-attendance trajectory group was significantly associated with a higher likelihood of alcohol dependence/abuse. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that religious service attendance protects against nicotine dependence and alcohol dependence/abuse in early midlife.
K1 Alcohol dependence/abuse
K1 Growth mixture modeling
K1 Longitudinal Study
K1 Nicotine dependence
K1 Trajectories of religious service attendance
DO 10.1007/s10943-019-00787-w