Spirituality Moderates Hopelessness, and Suicidal Ideation among Iranian Depressed Adolescents.
To examine the moderating role of spirituality between hopelessness, spirituality, and suicidal ideation, 202 Iranian depressed adolescent inpatients completed measures of patient health, suicidal ideation, hopelessness, and core spiritual experience. Structural equation modelling indicated that depressed inpatients high in hopelessness, but also high in spirituality, had less suicidal ideation than others. These findings reinforce the importance of spirituality as a protective factor against hopelessness and suicidal ideation.
a Faculty of Human Ecology , Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor , Malaysia.
Abbas
A
Abdollahi
a Faculty of Human Ecology , Universiti Putra Malaysia , Selangor , Malaysia.
Mansor
M
Abu Talib
D000293:Adolescent; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D065026:Hope; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D029181:Spirituality; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires