Francis, Leslie J. and Robbins, Mandy. (2009) Prayer, purpose in life, and attitudes toward substances: a study among 13- to 15-year-olds in England and Wales. Counseling et Spiritualite, Vol.28 (No.2). pp. 83-104. ISSN 1910-703X

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Abstract

This study set out to examine the association between prayer frequency, purpose in life and attitude toward substances, among a sample of 2,563 13- to 15-year-old secondary school pupils in England and Wales. Multivariate models controlling for sex, school year and personality (as defined by the Eysenkian dimensional model) demonstrated that higher levels of purpose in life are associated with greater prayer frequency, and that more proscriptive attitudes toward substances are associated with both higher levels of purpose in life and greater prayer frequency. These findings are consistent with a model suggesting that prayer frequency promotes a more negative view of substances both directly and indirectly through cultivating a greater sense of purpose in life.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Prayer -- Psychology, Substance abuse -- Religious aspects, Maudsley personality inventory, Quality of life -- Religious aspects, Adolescent psychology -- Research -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title:	Counseling et Spiritualite
Publisher:	Saint Paul University
ISSN:	1910-703X
Date:	October 2009
Volume:	Vol.28
Number:	No.2
Page Range:	pp. 83-104
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
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