Daily hassles and suicide ideation in African-American female suicide attempters: moderating effect of spiritual well-being

Suicide risk is increased for previous suicide attempters, who may be vulnerable to exacerbating factors such as daily hassles; yet, individual-level, adaptive characteristics may ameliorate risk. We examined the influence of daily hassles on suicidal ideation and the moderating role of spiritual we...

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Authors: Hirsch, Jameson K. (Author) ; Webb, Jon R. (Author) ; Kaslow, Nadine J. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2014
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Year: 2014, Volume: 17, Issue: 5, Pages: 529-541
Further subjects:B Spirituality
B suicide ideation
B African-American
B daily hassles
B Religiousness
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Summary:Suicide risk is increased for previous suicide attempters, who may be vulnerable to exacerbating factors such as daily hassles; yet, individual-level, adaptive characteristics may ameliorate risk. We examined the influence of daily hassles on suicidal ideation and the moderating role of spiritual well-being and its subscales of religious and existential well-being. In our cross-sectional study, 148 African-American female suicide attempters were recruited from a large, urban hospital and completed the Survey of Recent Life Events, Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation. Religious and existential well-being moderated the association between hassles and suicidal thoughts; this relationship was weaker for individuals with greater levels of spiritual well-being. Historically, spiritual beliefs have been important to the African-American community and their promotion may effectively prevent additional thoughts of suicide by attempters experiencing hassles of daily life.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contains:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2013.858682