Religion, Sexual Orientation, and Suicide Attempts Among a Sample of Suicidal Adolescents

Annie Shearer; Jody Russon; Joanna Herres; Amanda Wong; Carrie Jacobs; Gary M. Diamond; Guy S. Diamond

doi:10.1111/sltb.12372

Religion, Sexual Orientation, and Suicide Attempts Among a Sample of Suicidal Adolescents

Annie Shearer, Jody Russon, Joanna Herres, Amanda Wong, Carrie Jacobs, Gary M. Diamond, Guy S. Diamond

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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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Despite condemnation of same-sex attraction by certain religious groups, few studies have explored the relationship between religion, same-sex attraction, and suicidality. This study examined the moderating effect of same-sex attraction on the relationship between parent/adolescent religiosity and suicide ideation/attempts in a suicidal adolescent sample (N = 129). Linear and negative binomial regressions tested the effects of a two-way dichotomous (same-sex attraction, yes/no) by continuous (religiosity) interaction on ideation and attempts, respectively. The interaction was not significant for ideation. However, high religiosity was associated with more attempts in youth reporting same-sex attraction but fewer attempts in those reporting opposite-sex attraction only.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	431-437
Number of pages	7
Journal	Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
Volume	48
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12372
State	Published - 1 Aug 2018

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