Religion and selected health behaviors among Latinos in Texas.

Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 2985199R Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1573-6571 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00224197 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Relig Health Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: New York, NY : Springer
Original Publication: New York : Academy of Religion and Mental Health.

Catholicism* ; Protestantism* ; Religion and Medicine* ; Religion and Psychology*; Health Behavior/*ethnology ; Mexican Americans/*psychology; Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Alcoholism/ethnology ; Alcoholism/mortality ; Alcoholism/psychology ; Binge Drinking/ethnology ; Binge Drinking/mortality ; Binge Drinking/psychology ; Cause of Death ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Data Collection ; Female ; Health Surveys/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Interview, Psychological ; Logistic Models ; Male ; Mexican Americans/ethnology ; Middle Aged ; Risk-Taking ; Smoking/adverse effects ; Smoking/ethnology ; Smoking/mortality ; Smoking/psychology ; Texas ; Young Adult

Though research has shown that religion provides a protective influence with respect to a number of health-related outcomes, little work has examined its influence on patterns of alcohol (especially binge drinking) and tobacco consumption among Latinos in Texas. Thus, we used a probability sample of Texas adults to test this relationship via logistic regression. Our results revealed that clear distinctions emerge on the basis of both denomination and frequency of attendance. Specifically, Protestants who regularly attend religious services are significantly more likely to be abstainers and to have never smoked, while those with no religious affiliation exhibit relatively unfavorable risk profiles. These findings persist despite a range of socio-demographic controls. Our study supports the assertion that religion may serve as an important protective influence on risky health behaviors.

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