Nisbet P A, Duberstein P R, Conwell Y, Seidlitz L
Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, Department of Psychiatry, University of Rochester School of Medicine, New York 14642, USA.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 2000 Aug;188(8):543-6. doi: 10.1097/00005053-200008000-00011.
This study tests the hypothesis that older persons dying by suicide, compared with natural death, are less likely to have participated in religious activities. Data from the 1993 National Mortality Followback Survey were used to compare the frequency of participation in religious activities of 584 suicides to those of 4279 natural deaths occurring among women and men ages 50 and older. Adjusting for sex, race, marital status, age, and frequency of social contact, the odds for having never participated in religious activities are greater among suicide victims, compared with natural deaths. Participation in religious activities does appear to reduce the odds of the occurrence of suicide. This effect remains even after controlling for the frequency of social contact. The identification of specific factors contributing to this intrinsic benefit of religious participation requires further investigation.
与自然死亡相比，自杀死亡的老年人参与宗教活动的可能性更低。利用1993年全国死亡率随访调查的数据，比较了584名自杀者与4279名50岁及以上男女自然死亡者参与宗教活动的频率。在对性别、种族、婚姻状况、年龄和社会接触频率进行调整后，与自然死亡者相比，自杀受害者从未参与宗教活动的几率更高。参与宗教活动似乎确实能降低自杀发生的几率。即使在控制了社会接触频率之后，这种效果仍然存在。确定导致宗教参与这种内在益处的具体因素需要进一步研究。
