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Religiosity, beliefs, normative standards and adolescent drinking.

Journal of Studies on AlcoholPublished 1 July 1980
Steven R. Burkett
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TL;DR

Protestants, religious adolescents, and adolescents who believe that drinking is a sin were far more likely than adolescents who did not share that belief to disapprove of drinking and to abstain from drinking.

Abstract

Protestants were more likely than Catholics, religious adolescents were more likely than the nonreligious, and adolescents who believe that drinking is a sin were far more likely than adolescents who did not share that belief to disapprove of drinking and to abstain from drinking.

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PsychologySocial SciencesMedicine