APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

The Relationship between Church Attendance, Political Identity, and Marijuana Use

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Clinical Science

  • Richard Nelson
    Mississippi State University
  • Nathan Barclay
    Mississippi State University
  • Suzanne Amadi
    University of Southern Mississippi
  • Matthew Timmins
    The Ohio State University
  • Andi Durham
    Mississippi State University
  • Mitchell Berman
    Mississippi State University

Abstract

Results of the current study revealed that frequency of church attendance or other organized religious activity, and political identity significantly predicted frequency of marijuana use. A mediation model found that viewing oneself as conservative mediates the relationship between frequency of church attendance and frequency of marijuana use.

Substance Use and Abuse

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