Moderating Effects of Religiosity on the Relationship Between Trauma and Suicidal Behaviors Among College Students in Northwest China

Zhiqiang He, ZhiZhong Wang, Bob Lew, Abu Talib Mansor, Zhang Jie and Harold G. Koenig

SAGE Open, 2019, vol. 9, issue 2, 2158244019859087

Abstract: Studies have shown that traumatic experiences are positively associated with risk of suicidal behaviors, whereas religiosity has been found to be negatively associated with that risk. How exactly religiosity interacts with traumatic experiences in its relationship to suicidal behaviors remains unclear. The current study examined the moderating effects of religiosity on the relationship between traumatic experiences and suicidal behaviors in 5,301 college students in northwestern China. Results indicated a strong positive association between traumatic experiences and suicidal behaviors (β = .46, p

Keywords: moderating effects; religiosity; traumatic experience; suicidal behaviors; college students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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