Sociological and economic theories of suicide: A comparison of the U.S.A. and Taiwan
Time-series analyses were carried out to explore the importance of sociological and economic variables in accounting for the suicide rate in the U.S.A. and in Taiwan for 1952-1984. Sociological variables (divorce and female labor force participation) played similar roles in the multiple regressions for both nations while economic variables (GNP per capita/growth and unemployment) played a role only in the U.S.A.
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1992
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Authors: | Yang, Bijou ; Lester, David ; Yang, Chung-Hsin |
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Social Science & Medicine. - Elsevier, ISSN 0277-9536. - Vol. 34.1992, 3, p. 333-334
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | suicide in U.S.A. suicide in Taiwan economic variables and suicide rates |
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