TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Association of religious activity with male suicide deaths
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - de la Vega Sánchez, Diego
A1  - Guija, Julio A.
A1  - Pérez-Moreno, Pedro
A1  - Kelly, Samuel A.
A1  - Santos, Maria
A1  - Oquendo, Maria A.
A1  - Courtet, Philippe
A1  - Giner, Jose
A1  - Giner, Lucas
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To analyze the relationship between suicide in men and stratified measures of religiosity. <br><br>METHODS: We studied 192 suicides and 81 controls (nonsuicide, sudden, or accidental death). We employed the psychological autopsy method to compile diagnoses based on DSM-IV criteria. Overall, religiosity and participation in religious associations were determined using a Likert-type scale. Given the limited participation of women in the religious associations of southern Spain, only male subjects were included. <br><br>RESULTS: Religious participants had decreased risk of suicide compared to nonparticipants (OR = 0.148, 95% CI = 0.049-0.447). This lower risk was further associated with the degree of involvement in religious activity. Suicides accounted for 73.47% of subjects with no religious participation, 61.17% of those with some participation, and 56.52% of frequent participants (linear trend test Z = -2.0329, p = .042). Membership in a religious association was also associated with a lower rate of suicide compared to nonmembers (OR = 0.356, 95% CI = 0.172-0.736). This effect was similarly associated with the degree of involvement in the association. Suicides accounted for 74.67% of subjects who never participated in the activities of a religious association, 69.23% of those who sometimes participated, and 42.86% of frequent participants (linear trend test Z = -3.4082, p < .001). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Religiosity, either as general participation or through a religious association, was associated with protection against suicide proportional to the degree of involvement in religious activities.<br><br>© 2019 The American Association of Suicidology.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12600
ID  - ref1
ER  -