Journal article
The Impact of the Economy on Suicide and Homicide Rates in Japan and the United States
International journal of social psychiatry, v 38(4), pp 314-317
Dec 1992
PMID: 1493961
Abstract
A time series study of socioeconomic correlates of suicide and homicide in Japan and the USA from 1953 to 1982 revealed cross-national differences. Divorce rates were positively associated with rates of personal violence in the USA but negatively associated with these rates in Japan. Unemployment and female labor force participation also correlated differently with rates of personal violence in the two nations suggesting that different theories may be necessary to account for the variation in rates of personal violence in different societies.
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Details
- Title
- The Impact of the Economy on Suicide and Homicide Rates in Japan and the United States
- Creators
- David Lester - BlackwoodYutaka Motohashi - Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityBijou Yang - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- International journal of social psychiatry, v 38(4), pp 314-317
- Publisher
- Sage
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Economics (School of Economics)
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0027054674
- Other Identifier
- 991019339705904721