Talking About Suicide: Trends in Christian and Socially Conservative Suicide Decedents.

Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9504451 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1543-6136 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13811118 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Arch Suicide Res Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: London : Informa Healthcare
Original Publication: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, c1995-

Politics* ; Religion* ; Suicidal Ideation* ; Suicide*/legislation & jurisprudence ; Suicide*/psychology ; Survivors*/psychology ; Survivors*/statistics & numerical data ; Suicide Prevention*; Adult ; Aged ; Attitude to Death ; Christianity/psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Public Policy ; Value of Life

This study examined the relationship between religious affiliation, social policy beliefs, and whether individuals spoke with anyone about suicide prior to suicide death. Two hundred sixty-seven suicide loss survivors reported on characteristics of suicide decedents. Binary logistic regressions found those who identified as socially liberal were more likely to have discussed suicide with the loss survivor or to have told someone else they were thinking about attempting suicide than were those who identified as socially conservative. Follow-up analyses indicated Christian affiliation was only associated with a lower likelihood of having discussed suicide with the loss survivor among older men. Results indicated that specific worldviews may serve as obstacles to suicidal individuals discussing their suicidal thoughts prior to death. As such, the findings indicate that public health approaches to suicide prevention that do not rely on open reporting of suicidal ideation may be vital within such communities.

Keywords: conservatism; political affiliation; suicide

Date Created: 20190620 Date Completed: 20211008 Latest Revision: 20221207

20231215

10.1080/13811118.2019.1625832

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