A Longitudinal Study of Coping Strategies and Substance Use in Adolescent Boys
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The authors examined the extent to which religious coping predicted subsequent drug use in adolescent boys. Three hundred and twenty-six adolescent boys completed the Wills Coping Questionnaire (Wills, 1985) as well as a number of drug use inventories. Results showed that religious coping, measured at 12–14 years of age, predicted a significant reduction in number of drugs used, frequency of drug use, and problems associated with drug use measured at 15–16 years of age. These results were maintained even when controlling for age and other key coping variables. These findings may have implications for treatment and prevention efforts, specifically for populations who are amenable to “spiritual” interventions.
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Other longitudinal findings demonstrated that religious coping, church attendance, high religiosity, and high or increasing RS in an inpatient population predict lower or decreasing substance use rates.
“Other longitudinal findings demonstrated that religious coping (Brechting & Giancola, 2007), church attendance (Jessor et al., 2006), high religiosity (White et al., 2006), and high or increasing RS in an inpatient population (Conner et al., 2009) predict lower or decreasing substance use rates.”
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- Authors
- Brechting, E. H., & Giancola, P. R.
- Affiliations
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2007-03-06
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 51-67
- ISSN
- 1067-828X (ISSN-L)
- 1547-0652
- OpenAlex
- W2013854117
- Cited by
- 27
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 5
- FWCI
- 1.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Demography › Youth, Drugs, and Violence
- Keywords
- religious coping, substance use, adolescent boys, drug use, coping strategies, longitudinal prediction, spiritual intervention, substance use prevention
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