Aug 2026· Nursing and Health Sciences· Vol 28· 0 citations· 81 references
Medicine
Abstract
The literature suggests that religiosity is a protective factor for substance use. However, individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) may actively cultivate their religiosity during substance use. This qualitative study analyzed the perceptions and meanings homeless people attribute to their substance use trajectories and religiosity, as well as the potential connections between these two themes. The analysis was conducted based on the content analysis technique proposed by Bardin. A total of 40 semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 20 Brazilian and 20 Portuguese participants. The present study found that religiosity can play a role in the substance use trajectory and the development of SUD by offering a subjective sense of protection, serving as a marker for the need for change, or providing relief from the suffering associated with SUD. We discuss how homeless people with SUD experience religiosity and how religious aspects traditionally seen as protective in the literature, such as church attendance, may paradoxically become risk factors for these socially vulnerable populations.
The purpose of this study was to explore in depth the addiction experiences of women in their twenties with substance use disorders and to understand the meanings they ascribe to these experiences, thereby proposing practical and policy implications from a correctional social work perspective. To achieve this aim, in-d...
Hyeyeon Sung, Sungkyu Lee· The Correction Welfare Socie...· 0 citations
The study examines the role of religion and spirituality during adolescence, with a particular focus on religiosity as a determinant of health among young Catholics in Slovakia. It conceptualizes religiosity as a multidimensional phenomenon and addresses its key dimensions74as well as established typologies of believer...
Religion can serve as a stabilizing and energizing factor in a world where people frequently cope with risks, uncertainty, and the pull of various social influences. With a primary focus on sensation seeking, the need for closure, and deviant association, this study examined how specific psychological characteristics a...
Hayat Muhammad, Maria Wali, Syeda Bakhtawar Gilani et al.· Pakistan Journal of Positive...· 0 citations
Despite decades of research on substance use, the unique experiences of Black Americans remain underexamined and often fragmented across subgroups and substance types. Existing studies have shed light on how racism shapes substance use patterns within certain populations, yet they leave critical gaps in understanding t...
V. L. Gregory, Tamika C. B. Zapolski, Brigid R. Marriott et al.· Race and Social Problems· 0 citations
Background: Religion and spirituality may provide meaning, belonging, and coping resources, but their relationships with mental health are multidimensional, context dependent, and cannot be inferred from religious affiliation alone.
Objective: To describe the perceived influence of Spiritism on mental health and daily...
First-generation university students are believed to face a myriad of challenges around the world. Although religiosity and spirituality are believed to serve as protective factors in times of adversity, there is little literature on how religiosity and spirituality impact the academic resilience of first-generation un...
V. Mabvurira, C. Mapaling, Juliette Bih Nkarenbi· Journal of Education and Lea...· 0 citations
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