Citation

Walker RL, Salami T, Carter S, Flowers KC. Arch. Suicide Res. 2018; 22(1): 106-117.

Affiliation

c Veterans Affairs Medical Center-Atlanta.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, International Academy of Suicide Research, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13811118.2017.1289871

PMID

28157444

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine whether specific religious coping styles and cultural worldview would be associated with thoughts of suicide given higher levels of stress in a community-based sample of African American adults.

METHOD: African American men and women (n = 134) completed measures of religious coping, cultural worldview, stressful life events, depression symptoms, and suicide ideation.

RESULTS: Higher ratings of suicide ideation were observed for African Americans who endorsed a more self-directing religious coping style. The self-directing religious coping was more frequently endorsed by participants who identified with a more Eurocentric cultural worldview that espouses an individualist philosophy.

CONCLUSION: Together, these findings provide some insight to how religious coping and culture are related to suicide vulnerability for African Americans who are not in clinical care.

Language: en

Keywords

African American; religious coping; suicide; worldview