Church Attendance, Denomination, and Suicide Ideology
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The influence of religion on attitudes toward suicide was explored, using a representative sample (N = 2,034) of 15- to 30-year-old Germans. The dependent variable was approval vs. disapproval of suicide in hopeless situations. A logit model that fits the data includes the variables of denomination, church attendance, education, and suicide of an acquaintance as well as a Church Attendance x Suicide of an Acquaintance interaction. Gender did not improve the fit of the model. The results of the analysis indicated that church attendance and Catholicism decreased support for suicide. The effect of religiosity on attitudes about suicide was not affected by gender or by education.
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Of the 49 highest-rigor studies on R/S and suicide, 39 (80%) reported less suicide, fewer attempts, or more negative attitudes toward suicide among more R/S, and two (4%) found positive relationships.
“With regard to the 49 studies with the highest methodological rigor, 39 (80%) reported less suicide, fewer suicide attempts, or more negative attitudes toward suicide among the more R/S [155–170] and two (4%) found positive relationships (one study in Delhi, India [171], and one in college students distressed over R/S concerns [172]).”
From Religion, Spirituality, and Health: The Research and Clinical Implications (2012) · cites this paper as [156]
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- Authors
- Siegrist, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Siegrist, Michael
- ORCID
- Siegrist, Michael
- Venue
- The Journal of Social Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1996-10
- Volume
- 136
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 559-566
- ISSN
- 0022-4545 (ISSN-L)
- 1940-1183
- OpenAlex
- W2052359354
- Cited by
- 61
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2023: 41 · 2018: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 0.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Health › Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Religion and Society Interactions
- Keywords
- attitudes toward suicide, church attendance, religious denominations, Catholicism, religiosity, young adults, gender differences
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Attitude, Christianity, Educational Status, Female, Germany, Humans, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Male, Surveys and Questionnaires, Religion and Psychology, Suicide, Logistic Models
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