Do importance of religious faith and healthy lifestyle modify the relationships between depressive symptoms and four indicators of alcohol consumption? A survey of students across seven universities in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland

Substance Use and Misuse

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 211-220

  El Ansari, Walid ^a   Sebena, Rene ^b   Stock, Christiane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b P J AFÁRIK UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

CAGE; Depressive symptoms; Indicators of alcohol consumption; Personal importance of religion; Religiosity; University students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RELIGION; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; DEPRESSION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NORTHERN IRELAND; RELIGION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; WALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892165455     PISSN: 10826084     EISSN: 15322491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2013.824476     Document Type: Article

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