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Religiosity as a Protective Factor in Suicidal
Behavior - A Case-Control Study
André C. Caribe; Rafael Nunez; Diogo Montal; Larissa Ribeiro;
Stella Sarmento; Lucas C. Quarantini; and Ângela Miranda-Scippa
Abstract:
The impact of religiosity in suicidal behavior
was evaluated in Brazil through a case-control study in which 110
subjects who had attempted suicide through the use of toxic substances
were compared with 114 control subjects with no history of suicide
attempts. Religiosity was measured in three aspects: organizational
religious activities (ORAs), nonorganizational religious activities
(NORAs), and intrinsic religiosity (IR).
Multivariate logistic regression was used to evaluate the impact
of religiosity on suicide attempts, controlling for sociodemographic
variables, impulsivity, and mental illness.
Religiosity, in its three dimensions, was shown to be an important
protective factor against suicide attempts, even after controlling
for relevant risk factors associated with suicidal behavior: ORA:
odds ratio (OR), 0.63 (95% confi- dence interval [CI], 0.45Y0.89);
NORA: OR, 0.56 (95% CI, 0.42Y0.75); and IR: OR, 0.59 (95% CI, 0.49Y0.70).
These data have important implications for understanding religiosity
factors that might protect against suicide.
