title: National ratings of happiness, suicide, and homicide.
abstract: In a sample of 15 industrialized nations, mean ratings of happiness were not significantly associated with suicide or homicide rates.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona 08240-0195, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lester
mesh_terms: D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006240:Happiness; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*