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Spirituality moderates hopelessness, depression, and suicidal behavior among Malaysian adolescents

Talib, Mansor Abu, Abdollahi, Abbas·2017·Journal of Religion and Health

Abstract

Suicide is an important public health problem for adolescents, and it is essential to increase our knowledge concerning the etiology of suicide among adolescent students. Therefore, this study was designed to examine the associations between hopelessness, depression, spirituality, and suicidal behavior, and to examine spirituality as a moderator between hopelessness, depression, and suicidal behavior among 1376 Malaysian adolescent students. The participants completed measures of depression, hopelessness, daily spiritual experience, and suicidal behavior. Structural equation modeling indicated that adolescent students high in hopelessness and depression, but also high in spirituality, had less suicidal behavior than others. These findings reinforce the importance of spirituality as a protective factor against hopelessness, depression, and suicidal behavior among Malaysian adolescent students.

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  • Among Malaysian adolescents high in hopelessness and depression, those who reported being more spiritual exhibited less suicidal behavior than those low in spirituality.

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Authors
Talib, M. A., & Abdollahi, A.
Affiliations
Universiti Putra Malaysia (MY)
Corresponding author
Abdollahi, Abbas
Venue
Journal of Religion and Health
Published
2015-10-01
Volume
56
Issue
3
Pages
784-795
ISSN
  • 0022-4197 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-6571
OpenAlex
W1845410055
Cited by
83
References
57
Citations by year
2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 43 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1
FWCI
2.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Religion and Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Universiti Putra Malaysia Institutional Repository (Universiti Putra Malaysia) (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Keywords
spirituality, hopelessness, depression, suicidal behavior, adolescents, moderation, protective factors, suicide prevention, daily spiritual experiences, Malaysian adolescents
MeSH terms
Suicide Prevention, Adolescent, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Malaysia, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Suicide, Spirituality, Hope

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