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

• Published in: Journal of religion and health Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 2560 - 2572
• Main Authors: Kim, Yi Jin, Crutchfield, Jandel, Kim, Youn Kyoung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...