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    • Sociology
    • Indigenous Studies
    • Mental Health Research

    Background:

    • Sociological studies often identify social integration factors, such as religion and residential stability, as protective against suicide.
    • Empirical research on suicide ideation (SI) among Canadian Indigenous populations has historically overlooked these crucial dimensions of social integration.
    • This study addresses this gap by examining the role of social integration in SI among Canadian Indigenous peoples.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the association between various measures of social integration and lifetime prevalence of suicide ideation (SI) in a national sample of Canadian Indigenous adults.
    • To control for other significant predictors of SI, including psychiatric symptoms, economic strain, ethnicity, and demographic factors.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized data from the 2012 Aboriginal Peoples Survey, a national representative sample of 15,294 Canadian Indigenous individuals.
    • Employed multivariate logistic regression analysis to assess the relationship between social integration measures (religious affiliation, marital status, family ties, residential stability) and SI.
    • Included control variables such as psychiatric symptoms (mood disorder, substance abuse), economic strain, ethnicity, and demographics.

    Main Results:

    • Most social integration measures were associated with SI; married individuals reported 14% less SI than non-married individuals.
    • Increased income showed a protective effect, with each unit increase reducing SI risk by 3.8%.
    • Psychiatric symptoms significantly increased SI risk (e.g., mood disorder OR=3.16, substance abuse OR=2.38), and Inuit ethnicity was associated with a 57% increased SI risk (OR=1.57).
    • The model explained 26.1% of the variance in SI.

    Conclusions:

    • Social integration measures, psychiatric symptoms, and economic strain were significant predictors of suicide ideation (SI) in the studied population.
    • Contrary to broader sociological findings, religious affiliation did not emerge as a protective factor against SI in this sample.
    • Further research is recommended to explore other facets of religion, such as self-reported religiousness, which may offer protection against suicidality.