Religious participation and risky health
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Jennifer M. Mellor; Beth A. Freeborn
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Previous studies have shown that adolescent religious participation is negatively associated with risky health behaviors such as cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, and illicit drug use. One explanation for these findings is that religion directly reduces risky behaviors because chu