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Karl Kralovec1, Clemens Fartacek, Reinhold Fartacek
1Suicide Prevention Research Program, Paracelsus Medical University, Salzburg, Austria, k.kralovec@salk.at.
Abstract:
Religion is known to be a protective factor against suicide. However, religiously affiliated sexual minority individuals often report a conflict between religion and sexual identity. Therefore, the protective role of religion against suicide in sexual minority people is unclear. We investigated the effect of religion on suicide risk in a sample of 358 lesbian, gay and bisexual Austrians. Religion was associated with higher scores of internalized homophobia, but with fewer suicide attempts. Our data indicate that religion might be both a risk and a protective factor against suicidality in religiously affiliated sexual minority individuals.
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