Religious participation and risky health behaviors among adolescents
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Religious participation and risky health behaviors among adolescents.
Previous studies have shown that adolescent religious participation is negatively associated with risky health behaviors such as cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and illicit drug use. One explanation for these findings is that religion directly reduces risky behaviors because churches provide youths with moral guidance or with strong social networks that reinforce social norms. An altern...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Economics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1057-9230
DOI: 10.1002/hec.1666