Stack Steven, Kposowa Augustine J
Wayne State University.
J Sci Study Relig. 2011;50(2):289-306. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2011.01568.x.
Four perspectives (moral community thesis, religious integration, religious commitment, and social networks) guide the selection of variables in this study. Data are from the combined World Values/European Values Surveys for 2000 (50,547 individuals nested in 56 nations). The results of a multivariate hierarchical linear model support all four perspectives. Persons residing in nations with relatively high levels of religiosity, who are affiliated with one of four major faiths, are religiously committed, and are engaged with a religious network are found to be lower in suicide acceptability. The religious integration perspective, in particular, is empirically supported; affiliation with Islam is associated with low suicide acceptability. The findings provide strong support for an integrated model and demonstrate the usefulness of the moral community thesis in understanding suicide acceptability.
本研究选取变量的依据有四个视角（道德共同体论点、宗教融合、宗教信仰以及社会网络）。数据来自2000年世界价值观调查与欧洲价值观调查的合并数据（56个国家的50547人）。多变量分层线性模型的结果支持了所有这四个视角。研究发现，居住在宗教虔诚度相对较高国家、隶属于四大主要宗教之一、有宗教信仰且参与宗教网络活动的人，其自杀可接受性较低。特别是宗教融合视角得到了实证支持；信奉伊斯兰教与低自杀可接受性相关。这些研究结果为一个综合模型提供了有力支持，并证明了道德共同体论点在理解自杀可接受性方面的有用性。
