Religiosity and Substance Use Among Youth in Southeast Europe: The Importance of God as the Strongest Protective Religious Dimension

Using a large sample of youth (N = 10,398) from 10 countries of Southeast Europe, the present study analyzed the effects of different dimensions of religiosity on various types of substance use across three different religions. The results, based on risk ratios and binary logistic regression, indica...

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Authors: Lavrič, Miran 1971- (Author) ; Korže, Vanesa (Author) ; Klanjšek, Rudi 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Journal of drug issues
Year: 2023, Volume: 53, Issue: 3, Pages: 359-374
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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