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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D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004243:Divorce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D004467:Economics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D012962:Sociology, Medical; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014478:Unemployment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014931:Women, Working / Q000706:statistics & numerical data