Citation

Kopacz MS, Crean HF, Park C, Hoff RA. Arch. Suicide Res. 2017; 22(4): 615-627.

Affiliation

Yale University School of Medicine , New Haven , CT.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, International Academy of Suicide Research, Publisher Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13811118.2017.1390513

PMID

29220614

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present study is to examine religious coping and depression as predictors of suicide risk in a large US veteran sample from recent conflicts.

METHODS: Demographic, military history, depressive symptomatology, positive and negative religious coping variables and self-reported suicidal behavior were analyzed in a sample of 772 recently returned veterans. Suicide risk was computed as a continuum of risk across four separate categories.

RESULTS: Negative religious coping was significantly associated with suicide risk, even after statistically controlling for depressive symptomatology and other variables. The present analysis did not find any significant relationships for positive religious coping. No significant gender interaction effects were found.

CONCLUSION: The present findings support the importance of understanding veteran experiences of religious coping, particularly negative religious coping, in the context of suicide prevention efforts.

Language: en

Keywords

religious coping; suicide; veterans