Citation

Kralovec K, Fartacek C, Fartacek R, Ploderl M. J. Relig. Health 2014; 53(2): 413-423.

Affiliation

Suicide Prevention Research Program, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria, k.kralovec@salk.at.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Academy of Religion and Mental Health, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10943-012-9645-2

PMID

23054477

Abstract

Religion is known to be a protective factor against suicide. However, religiously affiliated sexual minority individuals often report a conflict between religion and sexual identity. Therefore, the protective role of religion against suicide in sexual minority people is unclear. We investigated the effect of religion on suicide risk in a sample of 358 lesbian, gay and bisexual Austrians. Religion was associated with higher scores of internalized homophobia, but with fewer suicide attempts. Our data indicate that religion might be both a risk and a protective factor against suicidality in religiously affiliated sexual minority individuals.

Language: en