RT Article
T1 The association between religiosity and alcohol use: the mediating role of meaning in life and media exposure
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 19
IS 6
SP 574
OP 586
A1 Nakash, Ora
A1 Nagar, Maayan
A1 Barker, Yaara
A1 Lotan, Dafna
LA English
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2016
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1838998772
AB We examined whether meaning in life and exposure to media mediate the association between religiosity and alcohol use among members of the Jewish-orthodox community in Israel. One hundred and ten young adult men self-identified as orthodox (n = 57) or secular (n = 53) participated in the study. Participants completed self-report measures designed to assess meaning in life, media exposure, alcohol use, and craving. Our findings show that orthodox participants consumed less alcohol and reported less alcohol craving compared to their secular counterparts. Importantly, search for meaning in life and media exposure mediated the relationship between religiosity and alcohol craving. Our findings suggest that religion provides a sense of meaning that serves as a protective factor against alcohol craving, supporting existential theories. Furthermore, our studies show that practices that are associated with a religious lifestyle such as low exposure to mass media also serve as protective factors for alcohol use and craving.
K1 Alcohol use
K1 Israel
K1 meaning in life
K1 media exposure
K1 Religiosity
DO 10.1080/13674676.2016.1217515