title: Religiosity Is a Protective Factor for Suicidal Ideation in European American Students but Not in African American Students.
abstract: In a sample of 419 college students, intrinsic religiosity scores, but not extrinsic religiosity scores, contributed significantly to the prediction of current suicidal ideation. Religiosity was a protective factor for suicidal ideation in women but not in men and in European American students but not in African American students. The assessment of suicidal risk, therefore, may require different sets of scales depending on the sex and ethnicity of the client.
authors.affiliation: 1 The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Galloway, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
authors.affiliation: 2 University of Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Rheeda L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D012067:Religion; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D044465:White People; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: ethnicity; protective factors; religiosity; suicidal ideation