Elevated suicide rates on the first workday: a replication in Israel.
This study verified variations in suicide rates throughout the days of the week among Israel Defense Force soldiers during 1974 - 2001. Results confirmed the findings of most previous studies. The first workday was associated with a 60% increase in suicide rate among young men. This increase was not observed among female reserve or professional soldiers. This finding might indicate a particular susceptibility of men to contextual and situational factors. The explanation of the increased suicide risk on the first workday stresses such processes as the broken-promise effect as well as difficulty in facing the demands of service and transitions from the weekend to the workweek.
Weinberg
Igor
I
Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel. igor73@internet-zahav.net.il
Lubin
Gadi
G
Shmushkevich
Moti
M
Kaplan
Zeev
Z
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008889:Military Personnel; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D013405:Suicide / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors; D014937:Work