Hodge David R, Marsiglia Flavio F, Nieri Tanya
Associate professor, School of Social Work, Arizona State University, Phoenix, and senior nonresident fellow, Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Soc Work Res. 2011 Sep 1;35(3):137-146. doi: 10.1093/swr/35.3.137.
Despite elevated levels of substance use among many Latino youths, there has been little research on protective factors against such use. In keeping with federal commitments to address health disparities, this prospective study examined the protective influence of religion on substance use among a school-based sample (N = 804) of youths of Mexican heritage in the American Southwest. Drawing from the social capital literature, the authors posited that both integration into religious networks and trust in religious values at time 1 (Tl) would predict less likelihood of using substances at time 2 (T2) but that exposure to religious norms at Tl would not predict subsequent substance use at T2. The hypotheses regarding religious networks and religious norms were largely confirmed, whereas little support emerged for the hypothesis regarding religious values. The results are discussed in light of the various pathways through which religion may exhibit a protective influence.
尽管许多拉丁裔青少年的物质使用水平有所上升，但针对预防此类使用的保护因素的研究却很少。为响应联邦政府解决健康差距问题的承诺，这项前瞻性研究考察了宗教对美国西南部墨西哥裔青少年学校样本（N = 804）中物质使用的保护作用。基于社会资本文献，作者假设，在时间1（T1）融入宗教网络和对宗教价值观的信任都将预测在时间2（T2）使用物质的可能性较低，但在T1接触宗教规范不会预测T2随后的物质使用情况。关于宗教网络和宗教规范的假设在很大程度上得到了证实，而关于宗教价值观的假设则几乎没有得到支持。将根据宗教可能发挥保护作用的各种途径来讨论研究结果。
