Trust in higher guidance and suicidality in Afghan students under the Taliban regime

• Ali Mehrabi ^[1] ; Azam Naghavi ^[1] ; Mohammad Ershad Afsharzada ^[1] ; Mohammad Sajjad Afsharzada ^[2] ; Julia Brailovskaia ^[3] ; Tobias Teismann ^[3]
  1. [1] University of Isfahan

     University of Isfahan

     Irán

     
  2. [2] Linköping University

     Linköping University

     Linköpings S:t Lars, Suecia

     
  3. [3] Ruhr University Bochum

     Ruhr University Bochum

     Kreisfreie Stadt Bochum, Alemania

     

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• Localización: International journal of clinical and health psychology, ISSN 1697-2600, Vol. 23, Nº. 4, 2023, págs. 181-190
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100398
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  • Background/Objective After years of war, political instability and natural catastrophes high rates of PTSD and depression have been found in the Afghan population. On this background, it was investigated whether religious beliefs (trust in higher guidance; TIHG) moderated the association between PTSD symptoms and/or depression and suicidal ideation.

    Method A total of 279 Afghan university students (61.6% women; aged 18 to 30 years) took part in this cross-sectional study between July and November 2022. Self-report measures of PTSD, depression, suicidal ideation, trust in higher guidance were used.

    Results Severe PTSD symptoms were reported by 58.4%, clinically relevant depression symptoms were reported by 55.2% and current suicidal ideation was reported by 44.4% of the sample. TIHG moderated the impact of PTSD symptoms, on suicidal ideation. TIHG and depression were unrelated.

    Conclusion PTSD symptoms, depression and suicidal ideation show an alarmingly high prevalence in this specific sample of Afghan students. TIHG seems to be a resilience factor of special importance.

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