Attending Substance Abuse Groups and Identifying as Spiritual but not Religious

Review of Religious Research - Tập 62 - Trang 197-218 - 2020
Paul K. McClure1, Lindsay R. Wilkinson2
1University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, USA
2Baylor University, Waco, USA

Tóm tắt

In recent years, the number of people who identify as “spiritual but not religious” has grown. At the same time, many addiction recovery programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous promote spiritual beliefs to help those suffering from alcohol use disorders. In this paper, we hypothesize and test to see whether individuals who have attended substance abuse groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous are more likely to identify as spiritual but not religious (SBNR). Using longitudinal data from the Midlife Development in the United States study (N = 1711), we find that those who have attended substance abuse groups are more likely to identify as SBNR. Further, frequency of attendance in these groups is positively and significantly associated with being SBNR when compared to being both religious and spiritual. Implications for understanding the connections among religion, spirituality, and substance abuse recovery programs are discussed.

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Review of Religious Research

Tập 62

197-218

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