Hopelessness and suicidality in Turkish and American respondents

Gencoz F., Vatan S., Walker R. L., Lester D.

OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING, vol.55, no.4, pp.311-319, 2007 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 55 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.2190/om.55.4.e
  • Journal Name: OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.311-319
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In samples of both Turkish and American students, the correlates of suicidal ideation were found to be similar, with depression, hopelessness, and attitudes toward the ownership of life predicting the level of suicidal ideation in both samples. Results using a Western measure of religiosity, however, were different in the two cultures, indicating the need for measures of religiosity specifically tailored for Turkish culture.