Spirituality, Religion and Suicidal Behavior in a Nationally Representative Sample

Logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between spiritual values & religious worship attendance with 12-month suicide ideation & attempts. Data were drawn from the Canadian Community Health Survey 1.2. Regressions were adjusted for sociodemographic factors & social supports. Interaction variables were then tested to examine possible effect modification by presence of a mental disorder. Identifying oneself as spiritual was associated with decreased odds of suicide attempt but was not signficant after adjusting for social supports. Religious attendance was associated with decreased odds of suicide ideation but not after adjusting for social supports. Religious attendance was associated with decreased odds of suicide attempts & remained significant after adjusting for social supports. No significant interaction effects were observed between any of the tested mental disorders & religion, spirituality, & suicidal behaviour. (59 refs.) JA

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