RT Journal Article
T1 Religiosity and suicide: a large‑scale international and individual analysis considering the effects of different religious beliefs
A1 Saiz Galdós, Jesús
A1 Ayllón Alonso, Elena María
A1 Sánchez Iglesias, Iván
A1 Chopra, Deepak
A1 Mills, Paul J.
AB In a cohort of 82,898 participants from 60 countries, this study examined attitudes towards suicide among five religions (Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and other non-specific religions), while simultaneously considering two different dimensions of religiosity: subjective religiosity and religious practices. At the national level, religiosity was an important negative predictor variable for suicide rates and an important positive predictor variable for negative attitudes towards suicide. At the individual level, however, attitudes towards suicide were found to vary significantly across the different religions. The findings emphasize the importance of considering religion perspectives and religiosity, along with its practices and subjective dimensions, in prevention and attention programmes to suicidal behaviour.
PB Springer
YR 2021
FD 2021-01-02
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/133483
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/133483
LA eng
NO Saiz, J., Ayllón-Alonso, E., Sánchez-Iglesias, I., Chopra, D., & Mills, P. J. (2021). Religiosity and Suicide: A Large-Scale International and Individual Analysis Considering the Effects of Different Religious Beliefs. Journal of religion and health, 60(4), 2503–2526. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01137-x
NO Universidad Complutense de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 19 mar 2026