title: Born under a bad sign? Astrological sign and suicide ideation.
abstract: This study tests the thesis that the internalization of the traits associated with astrological signs affects suicide ideation. Data are from a national sample (N = 7,508). Only the most negativistic sign of Pisces was significantly associated with suicide ideation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Auburn University, AL 36849.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stack
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D001255:Astrology; D001293:Attitude to Death; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*