Effects of Societal Integration, Period, Region, and Culture of Suicide on Male Age-Specific Suicide Rates: 20 Developed Countries, 1955–1989

Multiple indicators of societal integration and proxies for the culture of suicide form the model used to explain variation in male age-specific suicide rates from 1955 to 1989 in 20 developed countries. The hypothesis that certain determinants of suicide rates have changed over the period between 1...

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Published inSocial science research Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 148 - 172
Main Authors Cutright, Phillips, Fernquist, Robert M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published San Diego, Calif Elsevier Inc 01.03.2000
Academic Press, Inc
Academic Press
Subjects
Age
Age groups
Comparative analysis
Comparative studies
Cultural factors
Economic Development
Industrial Societies
Males
Men
Mortality Rates
Post-war history
Regional Differences
Regions
Social Integration
Sociocultural Factors
Suicide
Suicides & suicide attempts
Time Periods
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Summary:Multiple indicators of societal integration and proxies for the culture of suicide form the model used to explain variation in male age-specific suicide rates from 1955 to 1989 in 20 developed countries. The hypothesis that certain determinants of suicide rates have changed over the period between 1955 and 1989 was rejected, as was the hypothesis that there are effects of period, net of measured predictors. The determinants of suicide rates do vary by age, with the culture of suicide playing an especially important role in the 35–64 age group.
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ISSN:0049-089X
1096-0317
DOI:10.1006/ssre.1999.0658