scholarly journals Religion as Meaning-Making Resource in Understanding Suicidal Behavior in Ghana and Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birthe Loa Knizek ◽  
Johnny Andoh-Arthur ◽  
Joseph Osafo ◽  
James Mugisha ◽  
Eugene Kinyanda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Attempted Suicide ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Entire Family ◽  
And Coping

Suicidal behavior is condemned by religions and tradition, and suicide attempts are criminalized by law in several African countries, including Ghana and Uganda. Suicide and suicide attempts may have severe consequences for both the entire family and the community. Religion is known to act as a protective coping force that helps people to make meaning and find comfort when dealing with stressful life events or situations like suicide. In this article, we focus on the cultural interpretations of the dominating religion in Ghana and Uganda, Christianity, and whether these affect attitudes toward suicidal behavior, meaning making, and coping possibilities for people who have attempted suicide or are bereaved by suicide. This article is based on data material from previous studies on the mentioned topics by the authors.

scholarly journals The Role of Perceived Social Support in the Association Between Stressful Life Events and Suicidal Behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Balpreet Panesar ◽  
Tea Rosic ◽  
Myanca Rodrigues ◽  
Nitika Sanger ◽  
Natasha Baptist-Mohseni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Suicide Intent ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Suicide is a serious public health concern for which there have been well-established protective and risk factors reported in literature. There is a lack of evidence on the indirect effects of other variables on these factors. Specifically, the association between stressful life events and suicidal behavior may be affected by perceived social support, but its role in this association is largely uninvestigated.Objectives: Thus, this paper aims to explore the role of perceived social support in the association between stressful life events and suicidal behavior. Perceived social support will be explored as a mediator and as a moderator in this association.Methods: Data were obtained from the Determinants of Suicidal Behavior Conventional and Emergent Risk (DISCOVER), a study conducted to identify risk factors of suicidal behavior. The study participants are individuals with suicide attempts admitted to hospital. Participants (n = 343) were recruited from hospital setting. Suicidal behavior was measured using two outcomes (1) the occurrence of a suicide attempt (2) level of suicide intent as measured by the Pierce Suicide Intent Scale. Perceived social support was measured using the Sarason Social Support Questionnaire.Results: Stressful life events were significantly associated with suicide attempts (OR 1.440, 95% CI 1.440, 1.682, p < 0.001) and perceived social support (B −0.785, 95% CI −1.501, −0.068, p = 0.032). There was no significant mediation effect by perceived social support in the association between stressful life events and suicide attempts (Sobel's test statistic 1.64, p = 0.100). Perceived social support did not moderate the relationship between stressful life events and suicide attempts [(OR 1.007, 95% CI 0.987, 1.027, p = 0.514] or the relationship between stressful life events and level of suicidal intent (B −0.043, 95% CI −0.132, 0.046, p = 0.343).Conclusion: Stressful life events are associated with increased risk of suicide attempts. The study also identified an inverse relationship between stressful life events and perceived social support. These associations were independent of perceived social support. This study highlights the effects of stressful life events on suicide risk is not affected by perceived social support, requiring further investigation into measures to reduce the impact of social stressors on people with risk of suicide.

scholarly journals STRESSFUL LIFE-EVENTS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN OLD AGE: A COMPARISON BETWEEN SPAIN AND PUERTO RICO

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 862-862
Author(s):  
L. Rubio ◽  
H.A. Vera ◽  
C.G. Dumitrache ◽  
I. Rosario
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
And Coping

Repression-Sensitization and Coping with Stressful Life Events

1982 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 602-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Schill ◽  
A. E. Adams ◽  
Demoyne Bekker
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Family-Based Study of AVPR1B Association and Interaction with Stressful Life Events on Depression and Anxiety in Suicide Attempts

2013 ◽  
Vol 38 (8) ◽  
pp. 1504-1511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yair J Ben-Efraim ◽  
Danuta Wasserman ◽  
Jerzy Wasserman ◽  
Marcus Sokolowski
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Suicide Attempts ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Depression And Anxiety ◽  
Family Based

scholarly journals Causal relationshipsamongperception of Life Stressful Events, Self-efficacy, Coping Strategies, Stress and Life Attributions among Higher Diploma Students at Assiut College of Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 502
Author(s):  
Afaf M. Geis ◽  
Mostafa A. Elhudaybi
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
And Coping

The study aimed to test a model of the relationship between perception of stressful life events and perceived self-efficacy as well as coping strategies with life attributions of higher diploma students at Assiut faculty of education by testing direct and indirect effects between perceiving stressful life events and the study variables. In addition, the study aimed to find out whether there are differences in perceived self-efficacy and coping strategies as well as attributionsbetween those with positive and negative perception of stressful life events.Also, differences in perceiving stressful life events were tested across classes of the demographic variables: gender, specialization, place of living, and marital status. The sample included 410 students. Results showed that there was a causal relationship in which perception of stressful life events was affected by perceived self-efficacy (direct effect is .631, indirect effect is .356), by coping strategies (direct effect is .676, indirect effect is .313), and life attributions (direct effect is .781, indirect effect is .211). There were significant differences in perceived self-efficacy, and coping strategies as well as the problem centered coping strategies in favor of those with positive perception of stressful life events. There were significant differences in the perception of stressful life events due to demographic variables including place of living and specialization in favor of humanities majors and those who lived in cities. 

scholarly journals Association between common stressful life events and coping strategies in adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 307
Author(s):  
Fathola Mohamadian ◽  
Yousef Veisani ◽  
Zahra Jalilian ◽  
YasamanZahra Sadeghifard
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
And Coping
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