TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - The association of non-suicidal self-injurious and suicidal behaviors with religiosity in hospitalized Jewish adolescents
JO  - Clinical child psychology and psychiatry
A1  - Malkosh-Tshopp, Efrat
A1  - Ratzon, Roy
A1  - Gizunterman, Alex
A1  - Levy, Tomer
A1  - Ben-Dor, David H.
A1  - Krivoy, Amir
A1  - Lubbad, Nesrin
A1  - Kohn, Yoav
A1  - Weizman, Abraham
A1  - Shoval, Gal
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Religiosity may be a potent protective factor against self-injurious and suicidal behaviors. However, no previous study has addressed this relationship in adolescent psychiatric population. This study aimed to examine the association between religiosity and non-suicidal self-injurious (NSSI) and suicidal behaviors, among hospitalized Jewish adolescents. This is a cross-sectional study of 60 hospitalized Jewish adolescents in two mental health centers. They were evaluated for religiosity, NSSI, and suicidal behaviors. The following religiosity measures were found to be protective against NSSI: a higher degree of adherence to religious practices (extrinsic measure) (beta = -0.083, p = .006), a higher level of belief in religious principles (intrinsic measure) (beta = -0.063, p = .008) and a self-reported higher religious affinity (χ2 = 7.64, p = .022). The severity of suicidal ideation inversely correlated with the extrinsic measure (standardized beta = -0.2, t = -2.5, p = .015) and with self-reported degree of religious affinity (analysis of variance, F = 3.5, p = .035). History of transition in religious affinity was associated with worse suicidal ideation (3.77 ± 1.8 vs. 2.26 ± 1.99, t = -3.25, p = .004) and with suicide attempts (OR = 3.89 (95% CI: 1.08 - 14.03), p = .004); however, these relationships were mediated by history of abuse. This study provides first evidence of a protective effect of some religiosity measures on NSSI and suicidal behaviors in hospitalized Jewish adolescents.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1045
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104520918354
ID  - ref1
ER  -