Spiritual Well-Being and Suicidal Ideation among College Students

Autor/inn/en	Taliaferro, Lindsay A.; Rienzo, Barbara A.; Pigg, R. Morgan, Jr.; Miller, M. David; Dodd, Virginia J.
Titel	Spiritual Well-Being and Suicidal Ideation among College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 58 (2009) 1, S.83-90 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
Schlagwörter	College Students; Prevention; Suicide; Regression (Statistics); Depression (Psychology); Well Being; Social Support Groups; Spiritual Development; Religion; Predictor Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Selbstmord; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Prädiktor
Abstract	Objective: This study explored whether specific dimensions of spiritual well-being (religious well-being and existential well-being) relate to reduced suicidal ideation, and whether associations persisted after controlling for religiosity and psychosocial variables associated with suicide. Participants: Participants were 457 college students who completed measures that assessed spiritual well-being, religiosity, hopelessness, depression, social support, and suicidal ideation. Methods: The authors used linear regression modeling to assess religious and spiritual correlates of suicidal ideation. Results: After controlling for demographic variables and psychosocial factors, neither involvement in organized religion nor religious well-being significantly contributed to suicidal ideation. However, even after controlling for significant correlates, existential well-being remained a significant predictor of suicidal ideation. Conclusions: This investigation highlighted existential well-being as an important factor associated with lower levels of suicidal ideation among college students. Findings from this study focusing on the association between spiritual well-being and suicidality may prove especially beneficial to suicide prevention efforts. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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