Alicia Nieuwland, Jillian Rose O'Mara, Joreintje Dingena Mackenbach
Exploring public health researchers' approaches, barriers, and needs regarding dissemination: A mixed-methods exploration
Journal of clinical and translational science
majority research attention devoted link religiosity suicide risk considerable amount studies carried stigma impacts individuals mental health problems different kinds however interplay religiosity suicide literacy suicide stigma seldom empirically researched especially quantitatively sought study redress imbalance research attention examining relationship religiosity suicide stigma indirect moderating effects suicide literacy relationship crosssectional webbased survey conducted among arabmuslim adults originating four arab countries egypt n 1029 kuwait n 2182 lebanon n 781 tunisia n 2343 total sample n 6335 outcome measures included arabic religiosity scale taps variation degree religiosity stigma suicide scaleshort form solicit degree stigma related suicide literacy suicide scale explores knowledge understanding suicide mediation analyses findings showed literacy suicide partially mediated association religiosity stigmatizing attitude toward suicide higher religiosity significantly associated less literacy suicide higher literacy suicide significantly associated less stigma suicide finally higher religiosity directly significantly associated stigmatization attitude toward suicide contribute literature showing first time suicide literacy plays mediating role association religiosity suicide stigma sample arabmuslim community adults preliminarily suggests effects religiosity suicide stigma modifiable improving suicide literacy implies interventions targeting highly religious individuals pay dual attention increasing suicide literacy lowering suicide stigma