Citation

Jahn DR, Poindexter EK, Graham RD, Cukrowicz KC. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2012; 42(6): 589-601.

Affiliation

Danielle R. Jahn, Erin K. Poindexter, Ryan D. Graham, and Kelly C. Cukrowicz, Department of Psychology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1943-278X.2012.00114.x

PMID

22934958

Abstract

Researchers tested the hypothesis that the negative impact of recent life events would moderate the relationship between intrinsic religiosity and death ideation in older adults. Participants (n = 272) completed assessments of death ideation, intrinsic religiosity, and negative impact of recent life events. We confirmed the presence of concurrent moderation and found that older adults with greater negative impact of recent life events and high intrinsic religiosity reported greater death ideation. These relatively surprising findings may be due to reduced fear of death in intrinsically religious older adults, an explanation consistent with previous research.

Language: en