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RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE, ATTITUDES TOWARDS DRINKING, AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DRINKING, AMONGST UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
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Christian UnionSubstance UseReligiosityEducationSocial SciencesPsychologyAmongst University StudentsAlcohol MisuseReligious PrejudiceReligion StudiesStudent CultureReligious Identity StudiesBehavioral SciencesAlcohol AbuseApplied Social PsychologyAlcohol DependenceCultureSubstance AbuseReligious ObservanceAddictionIndividual Questionnaire ItemsUniversity Student MembersAttitudes Towards Drinking
University student members and non-members of the Christian Union were asked about their attitudes towards social drinking and lowards alcoholism using adaptations of previously published questionnaires. Certain aspects of their knowledge about alcohol and its use were also tested using a newly designed questionnaire. As predicted, Christian Union membership was much less often associated with frequent drinking and much more often associated with abstinence. Also as predicted, members were significantly more negative about alcoholism and alcoholics, and particularly about social drinking. An analysis of individual questionnaire items suggested a moralistic view of excessive drinking amongst Christian Union members. The latter were just significantly less knowledgeable about alcohol and its use, but there were a large number of incorrect answers amongst subjects in both groups, indicating scope for alcohol education even amongst university students.