Explaining the relationship between religiousness and substance use: Self-control matters
C. N. DeWall , R. S. Pond , Evan C. Carter , M. E. McCullough , N. M. Lambert , F. D. Finchham , John Nezlek
Abstract
Religiousness is reliably associated with lower substance use, but little research has examined whether self-control helps explain why religiousness predicts lower substance use. Building on prior theoretical work, our studies suggest that self-control mediates the relationship between religiousness and a variety of substance-use behaviors. Study 1 showed that daily prayer predicted lower alcohol use on subsequent days. In Study 2, religiousness related to lower alcohol use, which was mediated by self-control. Study 3 replicated this mediational pattern using a behavioral measure of self-control. Using a longitudinal design, Study 4 revealed that self-control mediated the relationship between religiousness and lower alcohol use 6 weeks later. Study 5 replicated this mediational pattern again and showed that it remained significant after controlling for trait mindfulness. Studies 6 and 7 replicated and extended these effects to both alcohol and various forms of drug use among community and cross-cultural adult samples. These findings offer novel evidence regarding the role of self-control in explaining why religiousness is associated with lower substance use.Author | |||||
Journal series | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, ISSN 0022-3514, (A 45 pkt) | ||||
Issue year | 2014 | ||||
Vol | 107 | ||||
No | 2 | ||||
Pages | 339-351 | ||||
Publication size in sheets | 0 | ||||
ASJC Classification | ; | ||||
DOI | DOI:10.1037/a0036853 | ||||
URL | http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/107/2/339/ | ||||
Language | en angielski | ||||
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Score (nominal) | 45 | ||||
Publication indicators | : 2014 = 3.604; : 2014 = 5.031 (2) - 2014=7.521 (5) | ||||
Citation count* | 63 (2021-04-12) | ||||
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Dorobek Naukowy - Preview URL | http://dn.swps.edu.pl/Podglad.aspx?WpisID=17482 | ||||
Dorobek Naukowy - Approve URL | http://dn.swps.edu.pl/Biuro/ZatwierdzanieWpisu.aspx?WpisID=17482 |
* presented citation count is obtained through Internet information analysis and it is close to the number calculated by the Publish or Perish system.
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