Religious institutions have been responsive to the needs of Black men and other
marginalized populations. Religious service attendance is a common practice that has been …

While factors affecting smoking are well documented, the role of religion has received little
attention. This national study aims to assess the extent to which religious affiliation is …

There are complex cultural considerations for understanding, assessing, and treating
substance use disorders (SUD) among Black men, from the initiation of substance use …

There is a well-established link between psychosocial risks and psychological health among
African American (AA) men. Yet, the psychosocial sources and physical health …

Background Tobacco smoking remains the leading cause of preventable morbidity and
mortality in the United States, with significant rural-urban disparities. Adults who live in rural …

Background A substantial body of evidence shows that individuals with higher levels of
religious attendance are more likely to avoid risky health behaviors and adopt beneficial …

We provide a new identification strategy to analyse the implications of religious affiliation on
unhealthful behaviour by focusing on the link between religiousness and smoking. Our …

Although emerging adults are engaged in heightened levels of meaning-making (Barry and
Abo-Zena (eds) in Emerging adults' religiousness and spirituality: meaning-making in an …

This study explored Christians' view that living a healthy lifestyle by eating right and
exercising was essential to what being a Christian meant to them, theoretically representing …

Objective: Black individuals are disproportionately affected by tobacco-related illnesses.
Although tobacco use is often initiated in adolescence and risk factors thereof originate from …