title: Predictors of Clergy's Ability to Fulfill a Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Role.
abstract: Catholic, Jewish and Protestant clergy (n = 801) completed a survey to identify predictors of clergy's ability to fulfill a suicide gatekeeper role. Exploratory backward stepwise regression identified predictors of risk identification including suicide knowledge, religion, conducting suicide funerals, having an attitude that people have a right to die, age, and race. Predictors of ability to intervene include suicide knowledge, training, religion, right to die attitude, and ethnicity. Recommendations include more suicide training and clergy self-care.
authors.affiliation: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, USA kmason@gordonconwell.edu.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.affiliation: Front Range Community College, USA.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Geist
authors.affiliation: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.affiliation: Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, USA.
authors.forename: Day
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.affiliation: McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School, USA.
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wines
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002835:Christianity; D002977:Clergy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000379:methods*; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D024382:Professional Role; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
keywords: clergy; gatekeeper; predictors; risk identification; stepwise regression; suicide