Hopelessness and suicidality in Turkish and American respondents

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

OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING, cilt.55, sa.4, ss.311-319, 2007 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 55 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2190/om.55.4.e
  • Dergi Adı: OMEGA-JOURNAL OF DEATH AND DYING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.311-319
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.