TY - JOUR
T1 - Developmental Trajectories of Religious Service Attendance
T2 - Predictors of Nicotine Dependence and Alcohol Dependence/Abuse in Early Midlife
AU - Zhang, Chenshu
AU - Brook, Judith S.
AU - Leukefeld, Carl G.
AU - Brook, David W.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - 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.
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.
KW - Alcohol dependence/abuse
KW - Growth mixture modeling
KW - Longitudinal study
KW - Nicotine dependence
KW - Trajectories of religious service attendance
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U2 - 10.1007/s10943-019-00787-w
DO - 10.1007/s10943-019-00787-w
M3 - Article
C2 - 30879207
AN - SCOPUS:85063110095
SN - 0022-4197
VL - 60
SP - 1766
EP - 1779
JO - Journal of Religion and Health
JF - Journal of Religion and Health
IS - 3
ER -