Predictors of Clergy's Ability to Fulfill a Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Role. (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mason, Karen; Geist, Monica; Kuo, Richard; Marshall, Day; Wines, James D.
• Is Part Of: Journal of pastoral care & counseling. Volume 70:Number 1(2016:Mar.)
• Page Start: 34
• Page End: 39
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• Subjects: clergy -- gatekeeper -- predictors -- risk identification -- stepwise regression -- suicide; Pastoral theology -- Periodicals; Pastoral care -- Periodicals; Pastoral counseling -- Periodicals; 253.5
• DOI: 10.1177/1542305016631487
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1542-3050

Abstract

Catholic, Jewish and Protestant clergy (n = 801) completed a survey to identify predictors of clergy's ability to fulfill a suicide gatekeeper role. Exploratory backward stepwise regression identified predictors of risk identification including suicide knowledge, religion, conducting suicide funerals, having an attitude that people have a right to die, age, and race. Predictors of ability to intervene include suicide knowledge, training, religion, right to die attitude, and ethnicity. Recommendations include more suicide training and clergy self-care.