Religion, Sexual Orientation, and Suicide Attempts Among a Sample of Suicidal Adolescents
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Annie Shearer1, Jody Russon1, Joanna Herres2
1Couple and Family Therapy Department, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Abstract:
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.
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