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Alcoholism Risk Moderation by a Socio-Religious Dimension
1 Nov 2007
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Religious affiliation is inversely associated with the development of alcohol-dependence symptoms in adolescents, but the mechanisms of this effect are unclear. The degree to which religious affiliations accommodate to or differentiate from cultural values may influence attitudes about alcohol use. We hypothesized that, given permissive cultural norms about alcohol in the United States, if a religious...
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