Gannon Christine L, Gibble Theresa Hunter, Evans Retta R
Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA.
Walden University, Minneapolis, USA.
J Relig Health. 2025 Jul 5. doi: 10.1007/s10943-025-02364-w.
One protective factor for college alcohol use is religion. Though researchers have seen this protective factor in the literature on hearing college students, they do not know whether it is also protective for deaf and hard of hearing students. In a more extensive study of deaf and hard of hearing students, researchers interviewed 50 participants in American Sign Language at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC to explore their perspectives and experiences of alcohol use and related harms. Researchers extracted the data about religion and completed further thematic analysis. They identified three themes: a lack of recognition of religion in general, religion as a protective factor, and negative experiences with religion. Though there was a range of experiences with religion and alcohol use, this study suggests that students' religion may motivate healthier alcohol use for deaf and hard of hearing students.
大学饮酒行为的一个保护因素是宗教信仰。尽管研究人员在关于听力正常大学生的文献中发现了这一保护因素，但他们不知道它对聋人和听力障碍学生是否也具有保护作用。在一项针对聋人和听力障碍学生的更广泛研究中，研究人员在美国华盛顿特区的加劳德特大学用美国手语采访了50名参与者，以探讨他们对饮酒及相关危害的看法和经历。研究人员提取了有关宗教信仰的数据，并进行了进一步的主题分析。他们确定了三个主题：普遍缺乏对宗教信仰的认知、宗教信仰作为保护因素以及与宗教信仰相关的负面经历。尽管宗教信仰和饮酒行为存在一系列不同的经历，但这项研究表明，宗教信仰可能会促使聋人和听力障碍学生更健康地饮酒。
