), embarked on a massacre, killing 12 students and one teacher. The pair then committed suicide. The event provoked vigorous …

Purpose – An important question about the determinants of suicide refers to the role of media. In this context, the … purpose of this paper is to investigate if there are groups of people who are susceptible to suicide as a result of the effect … the impact of the media index, unemployment rate, divorce rate and other explanatory variables on the rate of suicide by …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the issue of suicide, a violent act against one’s self, as it relates … someone who is in a position to report a fraud they have perpetrated. Previous research has not addressed the issue of suicide … information consisted of published news media, scholarly articles and articles retrieved from the web. Findings A suicide may be …

by Surrey Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) regarding the suicide of Mrs A in January 2013. Design …

mortality with the expressed purpose of orchestrating travel that culminates in assistance to end one's life. The specific aims … present briefly the social and legal aspects of assisted suicide in conjunction within the tourism industry, and to conclude … assisted suicide and death tourism; however, the demand for the services has grown to the point where jurisdictions are …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of aggregate suicides in 15 OECD countries during … number of suicides. Design/methodology/approach The hardship index based on economic theory is developed. In estimating the … between macroeconomic conditions, especially changes in aggregate consumption, and suicides. The relationship appears to be …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between suicide rates and institutional quality …-run and long-run relationships during 1996–2017 in Lebanon. Findings The study shows that in the long-run, suicide rates are … and significant relationship to suicide rates. Results are discussed in detail. Originality/value This research is the …

Purpose – To empirically consider work and career as potential influences of suicide. Design/methodology/approach – In … members or intimates) of individuals who had committed suicide. Data was analyzed using a grounded theory methodology … early-career, mid-career and late-career suicides emerged. Early-career suicides were attributed to educational or work …

inexplicably happy or unhappy. If behavioral variables in these countries, such as suicide and fertility rates, are better … accordance with their reported levels of happiness, more so than their predicted levels, with regard to suicide and fertility …