TY - JOUR
T1 - Daily hassles and suicide ideation in African-American female suicide attempters
T2 - Moderating effect of spiritual well-being
AU - Hirsch, Jameson K.
AU - Webb, Jon R.
AU - Kaslow, Nadine J.
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - 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.
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.
KW - African-American
KW - daily hassles
KW - religiousness
KW - spirituality
KW - suicide ideation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84897026658&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13674676.2013.858682
DO - 10.1080/13674676.2013.858682
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84897026658
SN - 1367-4676
VL - 17
SP - 529
EP - 541
JO - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
JF - Mental Health, Religion and Culture
IS - 5
ER -