Department of Health Psychology, Medical Faculty, Public Health Institute, PJ Safarik University, Kosice, Trieda SNP, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia.
J Epidemiol Community Health. 2012 Dec;66(12):1122-8. doi: 10.1136/jech-2011-200914. Epub 2012 May 8.
An inverse relationship between religiosity and adolescent health-related behaviour has been repeatedly documented, but evidence regarding gender is scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the association between a wide range of adolescent health-related behaviours and religiosity as well as gender differences in these associations.
Data were collected in 2010 in Slovakia on 3674 adolescents, with mean age of 14.9 years (response: 79.5%). ORs for levels of religiosity, measured by religious attendance and religious salience, were calculated for 15 behaviours, such as the use of various substances, nutritional behaviour and violent behaviour. The authors then assessed the interactions of religiosity and gender on these behaviours.
Religiosity was inversely associated with health-risk behaviour in smoking, drunkenness, cannabis use, having breakfast, soft drinks consumption, screen-based activities and sexual intercourse among both genders and in truancy among girls only. This association was significantly stronger among girls than among boys in smoking, drunkenness and cannabis use. Religiosity was unrelated to the consumption of fruits, vegetables and sweets, physical inactivity, tooth brushing, fighting and bullying others in both genders.
An inverse relationship between religiosity and health-risk behaviour was found in several behaviours (especially use of substances) but not in other behaviours (violent behaviours in particular). Gender seems to moderate this relationship in smoking, drunkenness and cannabis use. Further research is needed on the mechanisms leading to an association between religiosity and health behaviour and on the strength of this association in other countries and cultures.
宗教信仰与青少年健康相关行为之间呈负相关关系，这一现象已被反复证实，但关于性别差异的证据却很少。本研究旨在评估广泛的青少年健康相关行为与宗教信仰之间的关系，以及这些关系中存在的性别差异。
2010 年在斯洛伐克对 3674 名青少年进行了数据收集，平均年龄为 14.9 岁（应答率：79.5%）。通过宗教出席率和宗教重要性衡量宗教信仰程度，计算了 15 种行为（如使用各种物质、营养行为和暴力行为）的比值比（OR）。然后，作者评估了宗教信仰和性别对这些行为的交互作用。
宗教信仰与吸烟、酗酒、大麻使用、吃早餐、软饮料消费、屏幕活动和性行为等多种行为呈负相关，且这种关联在两性中均存在，仅在女孩中与逃学行为存在关联。这种关联在女孩中比在男孩中更为显著，尤其是在吸烟、酗酒和大麻使用方面。宗教信仰与水果、蔬菜和甜食的消费、体育活动不足、刷牙、打架和欺负他人等行为无关，无论性别如何。
宗教信仰与健康风险行为之间存在负相关关系，这种关系在某些行为（尤其是物质使用）中较为明显，但在其他行为（尤其是暴力行为）中并不明显。性别似乎在吸烟、酗酒和大麻使用方面调节了这种关系。需要进一步研究导致宗教信仰与健康行为之间关联的机制，以及这种关联在其他国家和文化中的强度。
