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01-06-2017 | Original Paper

Spirituality Moderates Hopelessness, Depression, and Suicidal Behavior among Malaysian Adolescents

Authors: Mansor Abu Talib, Abbas Abdollahi

Published in: Journal of Religion and Health | Issue 3/2017

Abstract

Suicide is an important public health problem for adolescents, and it is essential to increase our knowledge concerning the etiology of suicide among adolescent students. Therefore, this study was designed to examine the associations between hopelessness, depression, spirituality, and suicidal behavior, and to examine spirituality as a moderator between hopelessness, depression, and suicidal behavior among 1376 Malaysian adolescent students. The participants completed measures of depression, hopelessness, daily spiritual experience, and suicidal behavior. Structural equation modeling indicated that adolescent students high in hopelessness and depression, but also high in spirituality, had less suicidal behavior than others. These findings reinforce the importance of spirituality as a protective factor against hopelessness, depression, and suicidal behavior among Malaysian adolescent students.

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Title: Spirituality Moderates Hopelessness, Depression, and Suicidal Behavior among Malaysian Adolescents
Authors: Mansor Abu Talib
Abbas Abdollahi
Publication date: 01-06-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Religion and Health / Issue 3/2017
Print ISSN: 0022-4197
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-015-0133-3

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