Religion and Suicide: How Culture Modifies the Effect of Social Integration

Moksony, Ferenc; Hegedűs, Rita

doi:10.1080/13811118.2017.1406830

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“…This interaction effect between denomination and church attendance gains additional weight when viewed against the backdrop of the traditionally higher suicide rate for Protestants (Durkheim [1897(Durkheim [ ] 1951Becker and Woessmann 2018;Moksony and Heged űs 2019). Taken together, these two results suggest that a social climate that stigmatizes suicide without providing for people a strong community network that pressures individuals toward conforming to fundamental moral principles can be especially harmful for mental health.…”

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Religion and the Stigma of Suicide: A Quantitative Analysis Using Nationwide Survey Data from Hungary

Moksony

Hegedűs

2021

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Objective: To examine the effect of religion on negative attitudes and beliefs about suicide. Methods: We use data from a large nationwide survey conducted in Hungary covering more than 3000 individuals. Suicide-related stigmas are captured with three Likert-type measures that we combine into an overall indicator. Religion is measured by denomination (Catholic vs. Protestant) and church attendance (at least weekly vs. never or less than weekly). We employ logistic regression and the SPSS statistical software. Results: People attending religious services frequently have greater odds of stigmatizing self-killing than those reporting no or infrequent attendance. Compared to Protestants, Catholics are significantly less condemning of suicide. The two measures of religion also work in tandem, with denomination modifying the impact of church attendance. In particular, while church attendance strongly increases the odds of negative attitudes among Catholics, it has practically no effect among Protestants. Discussion and Conclusions: The results presented are in keeping with our expectations and suggest that a social climate that stigmatizes suicide without providing for people a strong community network that pressures individuals toward conforming to fundamental moral principles can be especially harmful for mental health.

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Religion and the Stigma of Suicide: A Quantitative Analysis Using Nationwide Survey Data from Hungary

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2021

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“…Social integration: social integration is based on pluralism. When the culture of the place of migration is relatively inclusive, new immigrants are more inclined to maintain the original cultural value, and their identities and values are reshaped in the new settlement place, which help the formation of a diversified social and economic order, so that all members of society can enjoy fair and equal rights (Carolin et al, 2018;Moksony and Hegedus, 2018). Social integration covers cultural, economic, social, and psychological integration, and integration emphasizes the suitable construction of different groups with new cultural meanings (Noyens et al, 2018).…”

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The Influencing Legal and Factors of Migrant Children’s Educational Integration Based on Convolutional Neural Network

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This research aims to analyze the influencing factors of migrant children’s education integration based on the convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithm. The attention mechanism, LSTM, and GRU are introduced based on the CNN algorithm, to establish an ALGCNN model for text classification. Film and television review data set (MR), Stanford sentiment data set (SST), and news opinion data set (MPQA) are used to analyze the classification accuracy, loss value, Hamming loss (HL), precision (Pre), recall (Re), and micro-F1 (F1) of the ALGCNN model. Then, on the big data platform, data in the Comprehensive Management System of Floating Population and Rental Housing, Student Status Information Management System, and Student Information Management System of Beijing city are taken as samples. The ALGCNN model is used to classify and compare related data. It is found that in the MR, STT, and MPQA data sets, the classification accuracy and loss value of the ALGCNN model are better than other algorithms. HL is the lowest (15.2 ± 1.38%), the Pre is second only to the BERT algorithm, and the Re and F1 are both higher than other algorithms. From 2015 to 2019, the number of migrant children in different grades of elementary school shows a gradual increase. Among migrant children, the number of migrant children from other counties in this province is evidently higher than the number of migrant children from other provinces. Among children of migrant workers, the number of immigrants from other counties in this province is also notably higher than the number of immigrants from other provinces. With the gradual increase in the years, the proportion of township-level expenses shows a gradual decrease, whereas the proportion of district and county-level expenses shows a gradual increase. Moreover, the accuracy of the ALGCNN model in migrant children and local children data classification is 98.6 and 98.9%, respectively. The proportion of migrant children in the first and second grades of a primary school in Beijing city is obviously higher than that of local children (p < 0.05). The average final score of local children was greatly higher than that of migrant children (p < 0.05), whereas the scores of migrant children’s listening methods, learning skills, and learning environment adaptability are lower, which shows that an effective text classification model (ALGCNN) is established based on the CNN algorithm. In short, the children’s education costs, listening methods, learning skills, and learning environment adaptability are the main factors affecting migrant children’s educational integration, and this work provides a reference for the analysis of migrant children’s educational integration.

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“…In particular, religion's contribution to suicide stigma is under-researched (Moksony and Heged űs 2021). This is particularly troublesome given research and vital statistics demonstrating religious differences in suicide mortality outcomes (Moksony and Heged űs 2019). For example, suicide attempts were more common among depressed patients with a religious affiliation than those who were religiously unaffiliated, and suicidal ideation was associated with the increased importance of religion (Lawrence et al 2016).…”

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An Action Research Framework for Religion and the Stigma of Suicide

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Religious beliefs and practices have historically been intertwined with stigmatizing attitudes and responses to suicide, including stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Understanding the relationship between religion and suicide stigma requires identifying specific religious beliefs and practices about suicide and how these are informed by broader worldviews, such as ethics, anthropology, and afterlife beliefs. Yet, research in this area has been complicated by the complex multidimensional nature of stigma and the diversity of religious beliefs and practices, even within religious traditions. Moreover, contrary arguments about the role of religious views of suicide in suicide prevention, specifically whether religious stigma is protective or instead contributes to risk, have obscured the interpretation of findings. This paper aims to advance research on this topic by first summarizing pertinent empirical findings and theoretical perspectives on public and personal stigma towards people with suicidal ideation (PWSI), people with suicidal behavior (PWSB), and suicide loss survivors (SLS). Secondly, a culturally nuanced action research framework (ARF) of religious stigma towards suicide is provided to guide future research. According to this ARF, research should advance strategically by investigating associations of religious beliefs and practices with stigmatization, identifying empowering resources within particular religious traditions, supporting suicide prevention efforts, and developing effective interventions to support PWSI, PWSB, and SLS. Moreover, such research efforts ought to equip religious leaders, and healthcare professionals working with religious individuals, to reduce stigma towards suicide and further the goal of suicide prevention.

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Religion and Suicide: How Culture Modifies the Effect of Social Integration

Cited by 10 publications

References 27 publications

Religion and the Stigma of Suicide: A Quantitative Analysis Using Nationwide Survey Data from Hungary

Religion and the Stigma of Suicide: A Quantitative Analysis Using Nationwide Survey Data from Hungary

The Influencing Legal and Factors of Migrant Children’s Educational Integration Based on Convolutional Neural Network

An Action Research Framework for Religion and the Stigma of Suicide

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