Religious salience and adolescent substance use revisited: the role of beliefs in moral relativism and moral contextualism

Much prior research has established an inverse relationship between religiosity and delinquency among adolescents, with particularly noteworthy effects observed for illicit substance use. These patterns correspond with the expectations of social bond theory and situational action theory, which posit...

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Main Author: Lehmann, Peter S. (Author)
Contributors: Hbeilini, Ghady
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Journal of crime and justice
Year: 2025, Volume: 48, Issue: 1, Pages: 38-55
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
moral beliefs
Substance Use
Religiosity

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