Suicide Stigma in Christian Faith Communities

A Qualitative Study

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4775869
AutoresKaren Mason (0000-0003-1894-8740, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume12
Fascículo7
Páginas540
Data de publicação2021-07-16
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel12070540
OpenAlexW3182753861
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas37

Given the increasing numbers of U.S. lives lost to suicide, it is imperative to identify factors that can help protect against suicide. While regular religious service attendance has been found to be protective against suicide, faith communities have taboos against suicide which may be associated with stigma. Nine Christian faith leaders and congregants and one moral psychologist completed interviews on suicide stigma in Christian faith communities. Themes that emerged included internal, interpersonal, and theological components and group differences related to suicide stigma in Christian faith communities. Participants proposed seven barriers and seven corresponding ways to address suicide stigma in Christian faith communities: talk about suicide, address skill deficits, practice vulnerability, get leadership on board, address the theology of suicide, appreciate that faith communities have a unique contribution to make to suicide prevention, and address cultural/systemic issues

Attendance · Criminology · Faith · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Theology · Law · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies