TABLE 3.
Association of religious affiliations with suicidal ideation in the past 12 months among college students (ages 18–29) by sexual minority status, National Research Consortium of Counseling Centers in Higher Education 2006 & 2011
| Suicidal ideation in the past 12 monthsa |
||
|---|---|---|
| Heterosexual |
Sexual Minority |
|
| (n = 34,892) |
(n = 2193) |
|
| aOR (95% CI) | aOR (95% CI) | |
| Religious affiliation | ||
| Atheist/Agnostic/Secular | Ref | Ref |
| Unspecified Christian | 0.7* (0.65–0.89) | 1.68* (1.24–2.28) |
| Catholic | 0.6* (0.51–0.76) | 1.77* (1.07–2.91) |
| Protestant | 0.68* (0.54–0.85) | 1.28 (0.68–2.38) |
| Latter Day Saint | 0.53* (0.30–0.93) | 1.35 (0.26–7.04) |
| Universalist Unitarian | 0.73 (0.35–1.49) | 0.59 (0.22–1.60) |
| Jewish | 0.51* (0.33–0.80) | 0.95 (0.43–2.10) |
| Islam | 0.59 (0.31–1.13) | 0.39 (0.05–3.05) |
| Buddhist | 0.77 (0.41–1.33) | 1.63 (0.74–3.59) |
| Hindu | 0.76 (0.44–1.30) | 1.83 (0.62–5.40) |
Abbreviations: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
a
Adjusted for gender, international student status, partnership status, race/ethnicity, survey year, and ever taken medication for mental health concerns.
*
p < 0.05