A reexamination of ''sociological and economic theories of suicide: A comparison of the USA and Taiwan''

被引:19
作者
Chuang, HL
Huang, WC
机构
[1] WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIV,DEPT ECON,KALAMAZOO,MI 49008
[2] NATL TSING HUA UNIV,DEPT ECON,HSINCHU,TAIWAN
关键词
suicide; USA; Taiwan; economic and sociological variables;
D O I
10.1016/0277-9536(95)00440-8
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 [公共卫生与预防医学]; 120402 [社会医学与卫生事业管理];
摘要
This paper is an update and reexamination of Yang et al. [Yang B., Lester D. and Yang C. Soc. Sci. Med. 34, 333, 1992]. Time-series analyses were carried out to explore the importance of sociological and economic determinants of suicide rates in the U.S. and in Taiwan for 1952-1992. Labor market related variables (unemployment and female labor force participation) were found to play similar roles in multiple regressions for both nations, while general economic and social conditions (GNP per capita and divorce) played a role only in the U.S. A comparison of standardized coefficients revealed that pure economic variables exerted greater influence over national suicide rates than sociological variables. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd
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页码:421 / 423
页数:3
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