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ARCHIVES OF SUICIDE RESEARCH
Volume 15, Issue 4, Pages 337-353Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13811118.2011.615703
Keywords
Afro-Caribbean; informal support network; non-kin social support; religion
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- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [R01MH084963, U01MH057716, R01MH082807] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING [P30AG015281] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NIA NIH HHS [P30-AG15281] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [U01-MH57716, R01-MH082807, R01-MH084963] Funding Source: Medline
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This study explores the relationship between church-based informal social support and lifetime prevalence of suicide ideation and attempts within a representative national sample of African American and Black Caribbean adults. Characteristics of church-based social support networks, as well as emotional support and negative interaction with church members were examined in relation to lifetime suicide ideation and attempts. This study used data from the National Survey of American Life (2001-2003). Frequency of interaction with church members was positively associated with suicide attempts, while subjective closeness to church members was negatively associated with suicide ideation. Emotional support, service attendance, and negative interaction with church members were unrelated to both suicide ideation and attempts. Findings are discussed in relation to research on church-based support networks, different models linking church support and suicidality, and the mechanisms by which church-based networks deter suicide ideation and attempts.
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