National character, suicide and homicide.
In a sample of 18 industrialized nations with available data, mean scores on the "big five factors" were not significantly associated with national suicide or homicide rates.
Lester
David
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Psychology Program, The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, USA.
D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003469:Culture; D019049:Developed Countries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004467:Economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006708:Homicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*