Religious Beliefs Against Smoking Among Black and White Urban Youth

This study explores the relation of religiosity to cigarette smoking in a sample of 4776 Black versus White adolescents. Findings show that Black adolescents have significantly stronger religious beliefs against smoking than do White students. Further, teens with strong or very strong religious beli...

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Auteur principal: Alexander, Adam C. (Auteur)
Collaborateurs: Robinson, Leslie A. (Autre) ; Ward, Kenneth D. (Autre) ; Farrell, Amy S. (Autre) ; Ferkin, Adam C. (Autre)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2016]
Dans: Journal of religion and health
Année: 2016, Volume: 55, Numéro: 6, Pages: 1907-1916
Sujets non-standardisés:B Tobacco
B Religious Beliefs
B Adolescents
B Religiosity
B Smoking
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Résumé:This study explores the relation of religiosity to cigarette smoking in a sample of 4776 Black versus White adolescents. Findings show that Black adolescents have significantly stronger religious beliefs against smoking than do White students. Further, teens with strong or very strong religious beliefs are less likely to have smoked. The protective effect of religious beliefs against smoking was stronger for Whites than for Blacks. These findings suggest that efforts in the Black religious community to prevent cigarette smoking have been somewhat successful. Similar efforts in the White community might help stem the tide of tobacco use among White teens.
ISSN:1573-6571
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-015-0128-0