Title |
Religion and Suicide Risk in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Austrians
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Published in |
Journal of Religion and Health, October 2012
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DOI | 10.1007/s10943-012-9645-2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Karl Kralovec, Clemens Fartacek, Reinhold Fartacek, Martin Plöderl |
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. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Austria | 1 | 14% |
Unknown | 6 | 86% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 6 | 86% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 14% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 3 | 3% |
Mexico | 1 | 1% |
Norway | 1 | 1% |
Australia | 1 | 1% |
Unknown | 82 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 19% |
Student > Master | 14 | 16% |
Researcher | 8 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 8% |
Student > Bachelor | 6 | 7% |
Other | 18 | 20% |
Unknown | 18 | 20% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Psychology | 32 | 36% |
Social Sciences | 15 | 17% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 10% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 5% |
Philosophy | 2 | 2% |
Other | 4 | 5% |
Unknown | 22 | 25% |