Predictors of national suicide rates: a reply to Voracek (2004, 2006, 2009).
Voracek (2004, 2006a, 2006b, 2009) reported that cognitive ability predicts national suicide rates, even after plausible controls. Yet, national IQs were not a significant predictor of suicide rates when regressed with indices of national religiousness and perceptions of personal health.
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Michael
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Saint Kliment Ohridski University, International University College, Bulgaria. minkov@iuc.bg
D001294:Attitude to Health; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*