Church attendance, denomination, and suicide ideology.

From: The Journal of Social Psychology | Date: October 1, 1996| Author: Siegrist, Michael | Copyright information

The influence of religion on attitudes toward suicide was explored, using a representative sample (N = 2,034) of 15- to 30-year-old Germans. The dependent variable was approval vs. disapproval of suicide in hopeless situations. A logit model that fits the data includes the variables of denomination, church attendance, education, and suicide of an acquaintance as well as a Church Attendance x Suicide of an Acquaintance interaction. Gender did not improve the fit of the model. The results of th...

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