Suicidal Ideation and Sense of Community in Faith Communities

Mason, Karen; Martin, William B.; Kim, Esther

doi:10.3390/rel9020040

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“…Perceived burdensomeness may be more important than thwarted belonging because "relationships cannot meet the need to belong when the interactions are characterized by perceptions of burdensomeness" (Van Orden et al 2012, p. 212). The finding that Groups One and Three reported less perceived burdensomeness than Group Two (who self-identified as not religious/atheist) is consistent with Mason et al (2018), who found that congregants who attended one or more faith community activities per week reported significantly less perceived burdensomeness.…”

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Religious Commitment and Intent to Die by Suicide during the Pandemic

Mason,

Moore,

Palmer

et al. 2023

Religions

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Suicide is the second leading cause of death in 10–34-year-olds in the U.S. It is vital to identify protective factors that promote resilience in a suicide crisis. Background: This study explored the contributions of religious commitment (RC) and religious service attendance to decreased suicide intent in 18–34-year-olds. Possible moderators were investigated, including church-based social support, pandemic-related faith struggles (PRFS), and moral objections to suicide. Methods: Participants completed an online survey reporting on RC, suicide intent, church-based social support, religious service attendance, PRFS, and moral objections to suicide. Results: In the convenience sample of 451 18–34-year-olds (M = 24.97; 47.23% female), religious participants reported significantly less suicide intent than non-religious participants. RC and moral objections to suicide were more strongly negatively correlated with suicide intent than religious service attendance, but religious service attendance was associated with lower suicide intent in a regression model. Almost four times more religious young adult participants reported PRFS than not, and PRFS was found to moderate the benefits of social support received in their faith communities. Conclusions: It is suggested that professional caregivers use religious service attendance as a straightforward way to assess a possible protective factor for suicidal religious young adults. Professional caregivers may also assess for moral objections to suicide, which may provide simple decision rules in a suicide crisis. The large number of religious young adults reporting PRFS in this study suggests the need for professional caregivers to assess for spiritual struggles, which may confer suicide risk. Because of the interplay of spiritual risks and protections, mental health providers who are unsure of how to address these in therapy may need to collaborate with and make referrals to faith leaders to increase protections and reduce risks in suicidal religious young adults.

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Religious Commitment and Intent to Die by Suicide during the Pandemic

Mason,

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Palmer

et al. 2023

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“…Some evidence suggests that the relationship between religiosity and low suicide rates is accounted for by the social support that comes from religious communities (Robins & Fiske, 2009). Among members belonging to varying religious communities, a higher sense of community was associated with increased belongingness and reduced suicidal ideation (Mason et al, 2018). Thus, the low levels of religiosity in the West could contribute to lacking a sense of community and feelings of isolation described above, thereby increasing suicidal ideation.…”

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A cultural script for suicide among White men in the Mountain West Region of the United States.

Pepper,

Dumas,

Glenn

et al. 2024

American Psychologist

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The states of the Mountain West region of the United States consistently have the highest rates of suicide in the country, a pattern particularly pronounced in older White men. Although multiple constructs have been proposed to explain this long-standing pattern, including social isolation, cultural values, and psychopathology, relatively little research has been conducted to directly examine the predictive role of these risk factors and how they interact. We review the extant research for these constructs to establish (a) whether the risk factor occurs at a higher rate or is otherwise more influential in this region compared to the rest of the country and (b) whether the risk factor may account for specific effects in older White men in order to determine whether the evidence supports the role of each risk factor in understanding the high rates of suicide among older White men in this region. Using the results of this review, we then present a possible cultural script for suicide based on cultural scripts of gender and suicide theory (Canetto, 1997(Canetto, , 2017(Canetto, , 2021 that describes who dies by suicide, the methods they use, their emotions and motives, and the cultural understanding of the causes and acceptability of their suicidal behaviors within the Mountain West. This cultural script can serve as a guide for researchers investigating the complex mechanisms that account for elevated rates of suicide in this region.

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An Analysis of the Longitudinal Effects of Academic Stress, Insecure Attachment, and Sense of Community on Adolescent Suicidal Ideation

Shin,

Bae

2024

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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Suicidal Ideation and Sense of Community in Faith Communities

Cited by 7 publications

References 69 publications

Religious Commitment and Intent to Die by Suicide during the Pandemic

Religious Commitment and Intent to Die by Suicide during the Pandemic

A cultural script for suicide among White men in the Mountain West Region of the United States.

An Analysis of the Longitudinal Effects of Academic Stress, Insecure Attachment, and Sense of Community on Adolescent Suicidal Ideation

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