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Motivated and detail-oriented researcher with an interest in interdisciplinary work at the intersection of psychology and neuroscience. Seeking opportunities to contribute to research in cognitive science, mental health, or neurobiology.

Relationship Between Depth of Religious Belief and Suicide Acceptability

Abstract

Research on suicide acceptability and various factors has shown mixed evidence, especially regarding various demographic variables. This study examined the relationship between depth of religious belief (DRB) and suicide acceptability (SA) to determine the strength and direction of their association. The magnitude of the association between depth of religious belief and suicide acceptability was examined. Data was collected from FSU students and analyzed with R and RStudio. Outliers were removed and data was analyzed using simple linear regression and Pearson's correlation. Depth of religious belief and suicide acceptability were weakly, negatively correlated, r = -0.19. Depth of religious belief explained a non-significant proportion of variance. We fail to reject the null hypothesis. Future research could continue to explore the relationships between DRB and SA and investigate different populations to determine whether cultural or psychological factors influence this relationship.

Keywords: Suicide, Religion, Religious Belief, Suicide Acceptability