Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 26(7): 644-662, “Characteristics of health and well-being in former Jehovah’s Witnesses in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland”
“This study assessed a sample of former Jehovah’s Witnesses (N = 424 ... ). Most participants (66%) were born into this faith community. Half the sample left voluntarily, 21% were expelled ... One third reported suicidal thoughts; 10% had attempted suicide.”
Online survey; self-selected sample; no control group. Women and survivors of child maltreatment identified as particularly vulnerable sub-groups.
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