The psycho-religious mechanism of suicide is an information processing mechanism of how the mind perceives the idea of self-killing, with a focus on the factor of trust as well as mortality-related information from religious sources. It can be considered an expansion of the new Mindsponge-based suicidal ideation mechanism

Le, Tam-Tri

Nguyen, Huyen

Nguyen, Minh-Hoang

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Psycho-religious mechanism of suicideSubjects: Behavioral SciencesContributors: Tam-Tri Le , Minh-Hoang Nguyen , Huyen Nguyen Submitted by: Tam-Tri LeDefinitionBackgroundRegarding the understanding of the psychology of suicide attackers, although many scholars agree thatreligiosity can significantly influence their thoughts and behaviors , past theories and approacheshave still not been able to reach a major consensus due to the lack of a foundational dynamic framework.Meanwhile, major religions in the world are known to promote peace and generally condemn suicide.Studies on the relationship between religions and suicide found many unexplained inconsistencies ,for there has been a lack of deep exploration into its psychological mechanism in terms of informationprocessing. It is worth noting that past studies have shown religions have protective effects againstsuicidal attempts but not suicidal ideation.Psycho-religious mechanismThe psycho-religious mechanism of suicide is developed based on the foundation of the suicidal ideationmechanism  using the Mindsponge information-processing framework . The two basic conditionsinclude information accessibility (sources for reception) and information filtering (through subjective cost-benefit judgments). In the psycho-religious mechanism, the factor of trust in religiosity is particularlyfocused. The main rationale and principles of the mechanism are briefly presented as follows.Religious teachings are a major source of information on death and death’s spiritual meanings in society.Reception of such information increases the probability of considerations about those aspects. In peoplewith low social connectedness, the ratio of information reception from religious sources is higher; this isdue to the differences in properties between generalized social trust and religious faith/belief. Religiouspeople also have a higher level of reliance on religious leaders as a source for help-related information insituations of personal difficulties (which follows the same pattern of trusting as above). Thus, under thecondition of low social connectedness, religiosity and reception from religious information sources canincrease the probability of suicidal ideation. It is crucial to note that suicidal ideation is only theconsideration on the option of suicide. As religious people highly trust religious leaders (and theirinterpretations of religious teachings), the leading figures have an important and effective role inpreventing suicidal ideation from progressing into attempts.In a hostile context, extremist groups can exploit the trusting pattern and death’s value judgment in thepsycho-religious mechanism to recruit suicide-bombers. Dangerously, these extremists may deliberatelymisinterpret religious teaching for effectively attaching values of violence to the action of suicide with ahigh level of acceptance, which not only increases the subjective benefit of suicide but also links it withviolent actions (suicide attack). Applying the same principles in the psycho-religious mechanism,countermeasures should be mutual trust-building in a sustainably open multicultural living environmentwith careful management based on proper understanding and collaboration.The psycho-religious mechanism of suicide first appeared and was discussed in the book titled "AMindsponge-Based Investigation into the Psycho-Religious Mechanism Behind Suicide Attacks" . BasedThe psycho-religious mechanism of suicide is an information processing mechanism of how the mindperceives the idea of self-killing, with a focus on the factor of trust as well as mortality-relatedinformation from religious sources. 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