Oil Spill Disruption and Problem Drinking: Assessing the Impact of Religious Context among Gulf Coast Residents

Leah Drakeford (), Vanessa Parks, Tim Slack, Rajeev Ramchand, Melissa Finucane and Matthew R. Lee
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Leah Drakeford: Louisiana State University
Vanessa Parks: Louisiana State University
Tim Slack: Louisiana State University
Rajeev Ramchand: RAND Corporation
Melissa Finucane: RAND Corporation
Matthew R. Lee: Louisiana State University

Population Research and Policy Review, 2020, vol. 39, issue 1, No 6, 119-146

Abstract: Abstract While a wide body of research has indicated that social resources may be enhanced through religious practice, few studies have explored how social resources are impacted by the intersection of the social and individual domains of religion. Using data from the recently conducted Survey of Trauma, Resilience, and Opportunity among Neighborhoods in the Gulf, this study employs multilevel analysis to examine the impact of religious context on alcohol misuse among individuals impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Our findings indicate that residence in areas that have high levels of religious concentration may magnify the risk of problem drinking among disaster-affected individuals for whom religion is not very salient, suggesting that religious context may influence the distribution of social resources differently between the religious and irreligious.

Keywords: Religion; Alcohol; Disaster; Stress; Community; Health; Religious context (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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