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

Talib, Mansor Abu; Abdollahi, Abbas

doi:10.1007/s10943-015-0133-3

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“…This adds support to previous studies suggesting that intrinsic religious motivation sustains individuals in stressful situations (Talib & Abdollahi, 2017), provides strength for today, meaning in life, spiritual experiences, hope for a good life, and hope for a tomorrow (Aghababaei et al, 2016;Koenig, 2009;Vail et al, 2010). These characteristics help individuals to believe that outcomes are encouraging and positive and provide a source of comfort during stressful situations (Abolfathi Momtaz et al, 2014;Talib & Abdollahi, 2017). The findings of this study also supported the moderating role of extrinsic religious motivation.…”

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Perceived Stress as a Mediator between Social Support, Religiosity, and Flourishing among Older Adults

Abdollahi

Hosseinian

Saad

et al. 2018

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This study was designed to examine the relationships between social support, perceived stress, religiosity, and flourishing and to test the mediating role of perceived stress in the relationships between social support and religiosity with flourishing. This study also examines the moderating roles of religiosity and gender in the relationship between social support and flourishing among 2301 Malaysian older adults. Structural Equation Modelling showed that older adults with high levels of social support, high levels of intrinsic religious motivation, high levels of extrinsic religious motivation, and low levels of perceived stress were more likely to experience flourishing. Bootstrapping analysis provided evidence of perceived stress as a significant partial mediator in the links between social support, intrinsic religious motivation, and extrinsic religious motivation with flourishing. Multi-group analysis revealed that religiosity and gender 81 PERCEIVED STRESS, SOCIAL SUPPORT, RELIGIOSITY, AND WELL-BEING Archive for the Psychology of Religion 40 (2018) 80-103 acted as significant moderators in the links between social support, perceived stress, and flourishing.

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Perceived Stress as a Mediator between Social Support, Religiosity, and Flourishing among Older Adults

Abdollahi

Hosseinian

Saad

et al. 2018

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“…Among the factors that affect spirituality negatively are hopelessness, inability to take decisions independent of their parents in religious practice, and the fears and anxieties of adolescents with chronic illnesses (Spurr et al, 2013;Talib & Abdollahi, 2017;Weaver & Wratchford, 2017). In our study, all adolescents reported that negative feelings such as selfishness, lack of love, feeling of helplessness, insecurity, loneliness, jealousy, not being honest, hopelessness, emotional fatigue, stress, and exam anxiety were among the factors decreasing spirituality.…”

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“…Spirituality generally emphasizes some basic elements, including purpose of life, hope, compassion, relationship, connectedness, and belief in the higher being (Chaar et al, 2018;Shek & Zhu, 2018). This concept can provide hope in highly desperate situations, can increase sense of closeness in individuals, can be a source of comfort and relief from stress, and can help pinpoint effective solutions to problems (Cotton et al, 2009;Luquis et al, 2012;Talib & Abdollahi, 2017).…”

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“…In our study, all adolescents reported that negative feelings such as selfishness, lack of love, feeling of helplessness, insecurity, loneliness, jealousy, not being honest, hopelessness, emotional fatigue, stress, and exam anxiety were among the factors decreasing spirituality. One study revealed a significant relationship between hopelessness, depression, and suicidal behavior in adolescents with low levels of spirituality (Talib & Abdollahi, 2017). In another study, some adolescents stated that their parents' compulsions regarding religious practices negatively affected spirituality (Spurr et al, 2013).…”

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Meaning and Affecting Factors of Spirituality in Adolescents

Törüner¹,

Altay

Ceylan

et al. 2020

J Holist Nurs

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore the perceptions of adolescents about spirituality via semistructured, in-depth interviews. Method/Design: A qualitative research design using interviews was performed with 17 adolescents in a mostly Muslim region in Turkey. Interviews were conducted via five open-ended questions. Findings: Three main categories and eight themes emerged from the analysis. The “Spirituality Meaning” category included five themes, such as mind, emotions, mind/emotions, ethical principles, and religion. Personal practices and environmental factors as well as mind, emotions, ethical principles, and religion themes were in the “Factors That Increase Spirituality” category. The theme living negativity was in the “Factors That Decrease Spirituality” category. Most of the adolescents (58.8%) stated that the meaning of spirituality was love, respect, and the ability to think, analyze, and synthesize. Conclusion: It is important to determine and evaluate the perceptions and experiences of children about spirituality in different cultures to improve the quality of care.

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“…Higher rates of suicide are registered among girls when compared to boys 10,12,14 , among adolescents who are exposed to physical and sexual violence [17][18][19] , who come from dysfunctional families with histories of psychopathology, and alcohol and drugs abuse 7,9,16 , and who abuse of alcohol and other drugs 12,20,21 . On the other hand, many studies have suggested that attending to religious institutions, being more exposed to religious beliefs, and paying more importance to religion reduces the chances of suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide itself [22][23][24][25][26][27] .…”

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Exposure to physical and sexual violence and suicidal ideation among schoolchildren

Schäfer

Teixeira

Fontoura

et al. 2017

J. bras. psiquiatr.

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to estimate the association between exposure to physical and sexual violence, and suicidal ideation in Brazilian Schoolchildren, accounting for confounding variables of religious practice, and problems with alcohol and other drugs. Methods: This study consists of a cross-sectional analytical approach of a larger school-based study conducted in 2012 in two medium-sized municipalities in south of Brazil. Participants were 3,547 students aging 12 to 17 years old who answered an assembled questionnaire. Descriptive and Logistic Regression analyses were conducted with suicide ideation outcome testing prediction models stratified by sex. Results: Suicide ideation prevalence in the sample was of 21.7%, and regression analysis indicated that girls and boys exposed to physical or sexual violence had 3.42 and 3.14 times more probability of referring suicidal ideation in the past 30 days. Adjusted analyses showed little interference of religious practice, while problems with alcohol and other drugs seemed to also explain suicidal ideation in the sample. Conclusion: We highlight the importance of future longitudinal studies to investigate the mechanisms through which exposure to physical or sexual abuse influence suicidal ideation among boys and girls, as well as mediation studies that could enlighten the role of drug and alcohol use in this relationship. RESUMOObjetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar a associação entre exposição à violência física e sexual e ideação suicida em escolares brasileiros, controlando para variáveis relacionadas a prática religiosa e problemas com álcool e outras drogas. Métodos: Este estudo consiste de um recorte transversal de um estudo maior realizado em 2012 em dois municípios de médio porte no sul do Brasil. No total, 3.547 alunos de 12 a 17 anos responderam a um questionário desenvolvido para o estudo em questão. Análises descritivas e de regressão logística foram conduzidas testando modelos preditores de ideação suicida estratrificados por sexo. Resultados: A prevalência de ideação suicida na amostra foi de 21,7% e a análise de regressão indicou que meninas e meninos expostos à violência física ou sexual tinham 3,42 e 3,14 vezes mais probabilidade de referir ideação suicida nos últimos 30 dias. As análises ajustadas mostraram pouca interferência da prática religiosa, enquanto problemas com álcool e outras Violence exposure and suicidal ideation drogas também parecem explicar ideação suicida na amostra. Conclusão: Destacamos a importância de futuros estudos longitudinais para investigar os mecanismos por meio dos quais a exposição ao abuso físico ou sexual influencia a ideação suicida em meninos e meninas, bem como estudos de mediação que possam esclarecer o papel do uso de drogas e álcool nessa relação. Palavras-chaveIdeação suicida, comportamento adolescente, abuso infantil.

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

Cited by 35 publications

References 46 publications

Perceived Stress as a Mediator between Social Support, Religiosity, and Flourishing among Older Adults

Perceived Stress as a Mediator between Social Support, Religiosity, and Flourishing among Older Adults

Meaning and Affecting Factors of Spirituality in Adolescents

Exposure to physical and sexual violence and suicidal ideation among schoolchildren

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