Opposite nonlinear effects of unemployment and sentiment on male and female suicide rates: Evidence from Australia

• Published in: Social science & medicine (1982) Vol. 292; p. 114536
• Main Authors: Botha, Ferdi, Nguyen, Viet H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2022; Pergamon Press Inc
• Subjects: Asymmetry; Attitude; Australia; Australia - epidemiology; Consumer sentiment; Economic conditions; Effects; Female; Gender differences; Humans; Male; Sex Factors; Suicide; Suicide rate; Suicides & suicide attempts; Unemployment; Unemployment rate; Australia; Consumer sentiment; Unemployment rate; Suicide rate; C22; Asymmetry; E24; I10; Australia; E70

We investigate gender differences in the effects of unemployment and sentiment on suicide rates. Using monthly Australian data, we find a positive relationship between the unemployment rate and the suicide rate, and a negative relationship between consumer sentiment and the suicide rate. However, th...