ReviewJournal of religion and health2018
Moral Objections and Fear of Hell: An Important Barrier to Suicidality.
Review in Journal of religion and health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed.
- Religious Suicide Stigma, Religious and Spiritual Struggles, and Suicidal Behaviors Among Christian Religious Communities in the USA.Journal of religion and health · 2026Article
- Insight Into the Role of Protestant Christianity in the Experience of Living With a Suicidal Relative: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · 2025Article
- Characteristics differentiating near-term multiple, distal multiple, and single suicide attempters during the 12-months post-discharge from the emergency department.Journal of psychiatric research · 2025Article
- Childhood predictors of belief in life after death across 22 countries.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The University Chaplain: An Often Unrecognised Resource in Suicide Prevention-Initial Qualitative Results from Exploratory Research into the Roles of University Chaplains at One Australian University.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
- Religion and Health in Arctic Norway - the association of religious and spiritual factors with suicidal behaviour in a mixed Sámi and Norwegian adult population - The SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Survey.International journal of circumpolar health · 2021Article
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Abstract
This review explores the literature to test the hypothesis that 'moral objections to suicide (MOS), especially the conviction of going to hell after committing suicide, exert a restraining effect on suicide and suicidality.' Medline and PsycInfo were searched using all relevant search terms; all relevant articles were selected, rated and reviewed. Fifteen cross-sectional studies were available on this topic, and raise sufficient evidence to confirm a restraining effect of MOS, and sparse data on fear of hell. MOS seem to counteract especially the development of suicidal intent and attempts, and possibly the lethality of suicidal attempts. A differential pattern of influence of MOS on the suicidal continuum is suggested.
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