title: Religion and suicidal ideation in a sample of Latin American immigrants.
abstract: The present study explored the association of measures of religious activities and suicidal ideation in a sample of adult Latin American immigrants (145 women, 56 men). No relationship was found between religious affiliation and suicidal ideation. Self-perception of religiosity, influence of religion, and church attendance were significantly negatively associated with suicidal ideation. A multiple regression analysis showed that influence of religion was a significant predictor of suicidal ideation. The present findings lend empirical support to the notion that high religiosity may play a protective role against suicide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, OH 43606, USA. jhovey@utoledo.edu
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hovey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States