@article{ref1,
title="The influence of religiosity and spirituality on drinking behaviors: differences between students attending two southern universities",
journal="Journal of drug education",
year="2009",
author="Dennis, Dixie L. and Cox, William and Black, Anne and Muller, Susan",
volume="39",
number="1",
pages="95-112",
abstract="The purpose of this study was to determine if students (n = 431) from two southern universities-one in the &quot;buckle&quot; of the Bible-belt, the other a southern &quot;border&quot; state-have different drinking behaviors depending on their religiosity and spirituality. Approximately 95% of students indicated that they had at least one drink of alcohol during their lives, with almost 82% reporting that they used alcohol in the past 30 days. Binge drinking among underage students increased every year (approximately 43% to almost 70%). Students from the buckle university had higher degrees of religiosity and spirituality and reported fewer unhealthy drinking behaviors than those from the border university. By creating a learning environment where students are encouraged to increase the spiritual dimension of health, health educators may alleviate potentially deadly consequences of alcohol.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0047-2379",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}