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Spirituality and its relationship to alcohol use among college students

The problem of the study was to investigate the relationship between college students' spirituality levels and their alcohol use. Using a 56-item questionnaire modified from three other instruments, a convenience sample of 438 undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory Health Science course at Ball State University voluntarily completed the questionnaire in Spring semester 2005. Bivariate correlations indicated a statistically significant relationship between lower levels of alcohol use and higher levels of spirituality. Additionally, a statistically significant difference was found in the level of spirituality between males and females, Christians and Non-Christians, as well as in the drinking levels between students younger than 21 years of age and students 21 years of age and older. Results of this study conclude that the more spiritual college students are, the less likely they are to participate in unhealthy drinking behaviors. Based upon the findings and within the limitations of they study, spirituality seems to serve as a protective factor against alcohol use. / Department of Physiology and Health Science

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:handle/187919
Date January 2005
CreatorsErbe, Ryan G.
ContributorsSeabert, Denise M.
Source SetsBall State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
Formativ, 82 leaves ; 28 cm.
SourceVirtual Press

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