Moderating Effects of Religiosity on the Relationship Between Trauma and Suicidal Behaviors Among College Students in Northwest China

He, Zhiqiang; Wang, Zhizhong; Lew, Bob; Mansor, Abu Talib; Zhang, Jie; Koenig, Harold G.

doi:10.1177/2158244019859087

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“…Data from an Israeli population-based sample support these theoretical assertions, demonstrating that lifetime suicide attempts, though not suicidal ideation, were significantly less common in religious individuals than non-religious individuals independent of substance use, psychopathology, and social functioning (Burshstein et al, 2016). A similar pattern was found in a sample of college students in northwestern China, where greater religiosity was associated with a reduced risk of suicidal behaviors following traumatic experiences (He et al, 2019).…”

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Fearlessness about death and suicidality: does religious identity matter?

Hart,

Stewart,

Hudson

et al. 2023

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Introduction: Religion is a salient aspect of patient background in treatment (Pargament, 1997). However, research investigating the role of religion in suicide is lacking and inconsistent (Gearing & Alonzo, 2018). The current study (1) clarifies the association between religious identity and fearlessness about death in a psychiatric sample and (2) tests whether religious identity moderates the association between fearlessness about death and suicidal ideation. Methods: Participants were 155 patients seeking treatment in a partial hospital program. Religious identity was assessed using the Identities in Treatment Scale (Hom et al., 2022). Fearlessness about death was assessed with two relevant items from the Acquired Capability With Rehearsal for Suicide Scale (George et al., 2016), as in prior studies (Shahnaz et al., 2020; Stewart et al., 2023).Results: Fearlessness about death interacted with religious identity to predict suicidal ideation, b = .47, 95% C.I. [.02, .91], p = .042. Conditional effects showed that greater fearlessness about death was associated with greater suicidal ideation among non-religious patients, b = -.56, 95% C.I. [-.88, -.24], p = .001, but not in religious patients, b = -.09, 95% C.I. [-.41, .22], p =.559.Conclusions: Our results suggest that fearlessness about death is a risk factor for suicidal ideation, but only among those who do not identify as religious. Results from this study inform theories of suicide and elucidate the influence of religious identity on likes among suicide risk factors and suicide-related outcomes.

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confidence: 77%

Fearlessness about death and suicidality: does religious identity matter?

Hart,

Stewart,

Hudson

et al. 2023

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“…Data from an Israeli population‐based sample demonstrated that lifetime suicide attempts, though not suicidal ideation, were significantly less common in religious individuals than non‐religious individuals independent of substance use, psychopathology, and social functioning (Burshtein et al., 2016). A similar pattern was found in a sample of college students in northwestern China, where greater religiosity was associated with a reduced risk of suicidal behaviors following traumatic experiences (He et al., 2019). Nevertheless, more work is needed to determine if religious contexts provide unique buffers against interpersonal risk factors for suicide, as one study found that secular “churches” offer comparable social connectedness to their religious counterparts (Brown et al., 2021).…”

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confidence: 75%

Fearlessness about death and suicidal ideation: Religious identity matters

Hart,

Stewart,

Hudson

et al. 2024

Suicide & Life Threat Behav

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IntroductionReligion is a salient aspect of patient background in treatment (The psychology of religion and coping: Theory, research, practice; Guilford Press). However, research investigating the role of religion in suicide is lacking and inconsistent (Journal of Religion and Health, 57, 2478–2499). The current study (1) clarifies the association between religious identity and fearlessness about death in a psychiatric sample and (2) tests whether religious identity moderates the association between fearlessness about death and suicidal ideation.MethodsParticipants were 155 patients seeking treatment in a partial hospital program. Religious identity was assessed using the Identities in Treatment Scale (The Behavior Therapist). Fearlessness about death was assessed with two relevant items from the acquired capability with rehearsal for suicide scale (Psychological Assessment, 28, 1452–1464), as in prior studies (Suicide & Le‐Threatening Behavior, 50, 1230–1240; Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 12, 100492).ResultsFearlessness about death interacted with religious identity to predict suicidal ideation, b = 0.47, 95% C.I. [0.02, 0.91], p = 0.042. Conditional effects showed that greater fearlessness about death was associated with greater suicidal ideation among non‐religious patients, b = −0.56, 95% C.I. [−0.88, −0.24], p = 0.001, but not in religious patients, b = −0.09, 95% C.I. [−0.41, 0.22], p = 0.559.ConclusionsOur results suggest that fearlessness about death is a risk factor for suicidal ideation, but only among those who do not identify as religious. Results from this study inform theories of suicide and elucidate the influence of religious identity on links among suicide risk factors and suicide‐related outcomes.

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“…For example, other authors have found that religiosity acted as a moderator of the association of traumatic stress with students' mental health. Under conditions of traumatic stress, religiosity was associated with positive reappraisal of stress, better mental health and posttraumatic growth in university students (He et al, 2019). Under difficult life circumstances, religiosity has reduced the effects of stress and has led to higher subjective well-being, but under regular stress, religiosity did not have such a positive impact on the relationship between stress and life satisfaction (Kim-Prieto & Miller, 2018).…”

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Health Professions Students' Mental Well-Being and Perceived Health - Тhe Impact of Optimism, Resilience, Religiosity and Stress

Miteva

2023

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The study explored the impact of optimism, resilience and religiosity on the mental well-being and perceived health as well as their role in the perceived stress and mental well-being relation in health professions’ students. The study was carried out online with a total of 123 students in medicine, nursing, assistant-pharmacists and social workers. Analyses suggest that optimism and resilience were associated with the stress appraisal as less intensive, less threatening and more controllable. Religiosity was not associated with perceived stress. The mental well-being was predicted positively by optimism, resilience and religiosity and negatively by stress, but perceived health – only by stress. Resilience enhanced mental well-being both directly and indirectly through the perceived stress (partial mediator). Optimism acted as a moderator of stress and mental well-being relationship. Optimism, resilience and religiosity contribute to high levels of students' positive functioning in the mental health domain, but not in physical health domain as far as the subjective general physical health is concerned. Positive impact of optimism and resilience on psychological functioning is related to their associations with favorable stress appraisals and the buffering effect of optimism on stress. The positive influence of subjective level of religiosity on mental well-being is unrelated to how stress is perceived. Stress management programs as well as appropriate interventions and educational approaches to enhance resilience could be offered to health professions’ students.

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Moderating Effects of Religiosity on the Relationship Between Trauma and Suicidal Behaviors Among College Students in Northwest China

Cited by 7 publications

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Fearlessness about death and suicidality: does religious identity matter?

Fearlessness about death and suicidality: does religious identity matter?

Fearlessness about death and suicidal ideation: Religious identity matters

Health Professions Students' Mental Well-Being and Perceived Health - Тhe Impact of Optimism, Resilience, Religiosity and Stress

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