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The spiritual revolution and suicidal ideation: an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old adolescents in England and Wales
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Robbins, Mandy and Francis, Leslie J. (2009) The spiritual revolution and suicidal ideation: an empirical enquiry among 13- to 15-year-old adolescents in England and Wales. International Journal of Children's Spirituality, Vol.14 (No.3). pp. 261-272. doi:10.1080/13644360903086539 ISSN 1364-436X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13644360903086539
Abstract
The association between conventional religiosity and suicide inhibition has been well explored and documented since the pioneering work of Durkheim. Commentators like Heelas and Woodhead point to ways in which conventional religiosity is giving way in England and Wales to a range of alternative spiritualities, including renewed interest in paranormal phenomena. Taking a sample of 3095 13- to 15-year-old adolescents, the present study examines the association between suicidal ideation and both conventional religiosity and paranormal beliefs, after controlling for individual differences in sex, age and personality (extraversion, neuroticism and psychoticism). The data demonstrate that, while conventional religiosity is slightly associated with lower levels of suicidal ideation, paranormal beliefs are strongly associated with higher levels of suicidal ideation.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute of Education ( -2013) | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Adolescent psychology -- Great Britain, Personality in adolescence -- Great Britain, Suicidal behavior -- Great Britain, Parapsychology -- Religious aspects -- Christianity, Teenagers -- Religious life -- Great Britain | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Children's Spirituality | ||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
ISSN: | 1364-436X | ||||
Official Date: | August 2009 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.14 | ||||
Number: | No.3 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 12 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 261-272 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/13644360903086539 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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