SOCIOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC-THEORIES OF SUICIDE - A COMPARISON OF THE USA AND TAIWAN

被引:32
作者
YANG, BJ
LESTER, D
YANG, CH
机构
[1] STOCKTON STATE COLL, DEPT PSYCHOL, POMONA, NJ 08240 USA
[2] ACAD SINICA, TAIPEI 11529, TAIWAN
关键词
SUICIDE IN USA; SUICIDE IN TAIWAN; ECONOMIC VARIABLES AND SUICIDE RATES;
D O I
10.1016/0277-9536(92)90275-U
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
Time-series analyses were carried out to explore the importance of sociological and economic variables in accounting for the suicide rate in the U.S.A. and in Taiwan for 1952-1984. Sociological variables (divorce and female labor force participation) played similar roles in the multiple regressions for both nations while economic variables (GNP per capita/growth and unemployment) played a role only in the U.S.A.
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页码:333 / 334
页数:2
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