Effects of Church Attendance Vs. Private Religious Activities on Suicidal Ideation: A Study of Rural US College Students

To examine how religiosity and depression directly/indirectly affect suicidal ideation in White and African American rural college students. The data from 272 rural college students were used to test the moderated mediation model using PROCESS macro. Students with higher church attendance and/or pri...

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Published inJournal of religion and health Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 2560 - 2572
Main Authors Kim, Yi Jin, Crutchfield, Jandel, Kim, Youn Kyoung
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.08.2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Aging
Clinical Psychology
College students
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Paper
Public Health
Religion
Religious Studies
Suicidal ideation
Depression
Suicidal ideation
Religiosity
Race
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Summary:To examine how religiosity and depression directly/indirectly affect suicidal ideation in White and African American rural college students. The data from 272 rural college students were used to test the moderated mediation model using PROCESS macro. Students with higher church attendance and/or private religious activities had lower depressive symptoms, which in turn significantly alleviated their suicidal ideation. There was no significant racial group difference in the direct/indirect effects. The college students who did not engage in religious meetings and private religious activities were inclined to have depressive symptoms and a higher risk of suicidal ideation.
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ISSN:0022-4197
1573-6571
DOI:10.1007/s10943-021-01224-7