Youth religiosity and substance use: A meta-analysis from 1995 to 2007

Jerf W.K. Yeung; Yuk-Chung Chan; Boris L.K. Lee

doi:10.2466/pr0.105.1.255-266

Youth religiosity and substance use : A meta-analysis from 1995 to 2007

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Author(s)

Jerf W.K. Yeung
Yuk-Chung Chan
Boris L.K. Lee

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	255-266
Journal / Publication	Psychological Reports
Volume	105
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - Aug 2009
Externally published	Yes

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DOI	DOI https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.105.1.255-266 Final Published version
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Permanent Link	https://scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/publications/publication(91aab369-9676-4b34-a99d-0c7320f9668a).html

Abstract

In this meta-analysis, the magnitude of the protective effects of religiosity on youth involvement in substance use was investigated. Based on 22 studies in peer-reviewed journals published between 1995 and 2007, the average weighted mean correlation was Z_r = .16, significant regardless of the definitions of religiosity. The homogeneity test of variance showed consistent protective effects of religiosity on four types of substance use, namely, alcohol, cigarette, marijuana, and other illicit drugs. © Psychological Reports 2009.