Citation

Cole-Lewis YC, Gipson PY, Opperman KJ, Arango A, King CA. J. Relig. Health 2016; 55(4): 1172-1188.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. kingca@med.umich.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Academy of Religion and Mental Health, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10943-016-0194-y

PMID

26872965

Abstract

This study examined religious involvement-private religious practices (PRP), organizational religiousness (OR), and religious support (RS)-in relation to depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation (SI) and its protective role, considering youths' school and parent-family connectedness. Youth, ages 12-15 (n = 161), were screened for peer victimization, bullying perpetration, and low social connectedness, and assessed for depressive symptoms, SI, school connectedness, parent-family connectedness, and religious involvement.

RESULTS indicated PRP and RS were associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms; PRP and OR were associated with less SI. Controlling for connectedness, PRP remained associated with less SI only.

RESULTS suggest the importance of considering religious involvement as a target of youth depression and suicide prevention interventions.

Language: en