Spirituality and Religiosity As Predictors of Depression and Suicidal Ideation: an Exploratory Study

Overview

Journal Psychol Rep

Specialties Psychiatry
Psychology

Date 2012 Apr 12

PMID 22489390

Citations 8

Authors

David Lester

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Abstract

In a sample of 149 undergraduate students, measures of religiosity and spirituality were positively associated with measures of depression, mania, and past suicidal ideation.

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