Department of Psychology, Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA 19530, USA.
Psychol Addict Behav. 2011 Sep;25(3):381-9. doi: 10.1037/a0024774.
The current study examined the relationship between childhood religious affiliation and alcohol use across the life span. A sample of 931 men (average age of 51) from the Vietnam Era Twin Registry, which includes an overrepresentation of alcohol-dependent men, completed the Lifetime Drinking History interview, which assessed drinking across the life span. Childhood religious affiliation was obtained from the men's spouse/partner. Affiliations were subdivided into four categories: nonreligious, accommodating (religions that are relatively more accepting of the larger culture), differentiating (religions that set themselves apart from the larger culture), and Catholic. Differences in a variety of alcohol use variables by religious affiliation were examined, as well as the protective effect of childhood religious affiliation on three alcohol use variables at 5-year intervals from age 20 to age 50. Significant differences were found for abstinence, regular drinking, and current quantity-frequency (QFI) scores, with individuals in differentiating religions having the highest rates of abstinence/nonregular drinking and the lowest consumption levels. When examining QFI and alcohol dependence symptoms and diagnoses over time, the nonreligious group had more alcohol use than the religious groups, with the differentiating affiliations showing the least alcohol use. The differences between affiliations were not always significant, but the consistent pattern suggests that childhood religious affiliation may continue to affect alcohol use even into adulthood.
本研究考察了童年宗教信仰与终身饮酒之间的关系。研究样本为来自越南时代双胞胎登记处的 931 名男性（平均年龄为 51 岁），该登记处包含了大量酒精依赖男性，他们完成了终身饮酒史访谈，评估了他们一生的饮酒情况。童年宗教信仰是从男性的配偶/伴侣那里获得的。信仰被细分为四个类别：非宗教、包容（宗教对更大的文化相对更包容）、区分（将自己与更大的文化区分开来的宗教）和天主教。研究了不同宗教信仰对各种饮酒变量的影响，以及童年宗教信仰对从 20 岁到 50 岁每隔 5 年的三个饮酒变量的保护作用。在戒酒、规律饮酒和当前数量频率（QFI）评分方面存在显著差异，区分宗教的个体戒酒/非规律饮酒率最高，饮酒量最低。在随时间检查 QFI 和酒精依赖症状和诊断时，非宗教群体的饮酒量多于宗教群体，而区分宗教的群体饮酒量最少。信仰之间的差异并不总是显著的，但一致的模式表明，童年宗教信仰可能会继续影响成年后的饮酒行为。
