Citation

Hovey JD. Psychol. Rep. 1999; 85(1): 171-177.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, OH 43606, USA. jhovey@utoledo.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10575983

Abstract

The present study explored the association of measures of religious activities and suicidal ideation in a sample of adult Latin American immigrants (145 women, 56 men). No relationship was found between religious affiliation and suicidal ideation. Self-perception of religiosity, influence of religion, and church attendance were significantly negatively associated with suicidal ideation. A multiple regression analysis showed that influence of religion was a significant predictor of suicidal ideation. The present findings lend empirical support to the notion that high religiosity may play a protective role against suicide.

Language: en