RT Article
T1 Daily hassles and suicide ideation in African-American female suicide attempters: moderating effect of spiritual well-being
JF Mental health, religion & culture
VO 17
IS 5
SP 529
OP 541
A1 Hirsch, Jameson K.
A1 Webb, Jon R.
A1 Kaslow, Nadine J.
A2 Webb, Jon R.
A2 Kaslow, Nadine J.
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1838992448
AB Suicide risk is increased for previous suicide attempters, who may be vulnerable to exacerbating factors such as daily hassles; yet, individual-level, adaptive characteristics may ameliorate risk. We examined the influence of daily hassles on suicidal ideation and the moderating role of spiritual well-being and its subscales of religious and existential well-being. In our cross-sectional study, 148 African-American female suicide attempters were recruited from a large, urban hospital and completed the Survey of Recent Life Events, Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation. Religious and existential well-being moderated the association between hassles and suicidal thoughts; this relationship was weaker for individuals with greater levels of spiritual well-being. Historically, spiritual beliefs have been important to the African-American community and their promotion may effectively prevent additional thoughts of suicide by attempters experiencing hassles of daily life.
K1 African-American
K1 daily hassles
K1 Religiousness
K1 Spirituality
K1 suicide ideation
DO 10.1080/13674676.2013.858682