title: Globalisation and suicide: an empirical investigation in 35 countries over the period 1980-2006.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Globalisation is mediated through a variety of flows including persons, information and ideas, capital, and goods. The process is increasingly recognised as a potential mediator of changes in attitudes and habits around the globe.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This research investigated the relationship between globalisation and suicide rates in 35 countries over the period 1980-2006.
  
  
  METHODS
  The association between a globalisation "index" and suicide rates was tested using a fixed-effects regression model. The model also tested the influence of eleven other socio-economic variables on male and female suicide rates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, high levels of the globalisation index were associated with higher male and female suicide rates; however, the significance of this association dropped when assessed alongside other social and economic variables.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  While the nature of these findings should be regarded as exploratory, this paper highlights the need for researchers to consider the influence of world-changing phenomena like globalisation on suicide, which might deeply upset the traditional structure of societies with mixed types of impact.
authors.affiliation: Griffith University, Brisbane QLD 4011, Australia. a.milner@griffith.edu.au
authors.forename: Allison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Milner
authors.forename: Rod
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McClure
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Leo
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012922:Social Change; D013405:Suicide / Q000639:trends*