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D Lester

Publications and source records attributed to D Lester.

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PubMed1992

State initiatives in addressing youth suicide: evidence for their effectiveness.

An examination of the period from 1980 to 1987 revealed that state government initiatives were, in general, associated with a beneficial effect on teenage suicide rates in the states of America. Student participation in school-based suicide prevention programs, however, was associated with a detrimental effect on state teenage suicide rates. The implications of these results were discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

Sociological and economic theories of suicide: a comparison of the U.S.A. and Taiwan.

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.

Cross-Cultural Comparison↗
PubMed1992

Alcohol consumption and rates of personal violence in Australia.

A time-series analysis of suicide and homicide rates in Australia from 1966 to 1985 revealed that suicide rates were lower and homicide rates higher in years when more alcohol was consumed per capita. The association of alcohol consumption with homicide was expected, but the association with suicide was opposite to that predicted.

Alcohol Drinking↗
PubMed1992

Fertility and suicide rates: a time series analysis in the United States.

In a time series study of the USA from 1933 to 1984, fertility rates were associated with the suicide rates of those aged 15-44. The higher the fertility rate the lower the suicide rate for these age groups, for both whites and non-whites, and for both men and women. The results were seen as supporting Durkheim's theory of suicide.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1992

Social integration and suicide/homicide in Japan and the United States.

In Japan, economic factors were associated with the regional variations in suicide rates, unlike the United States where domestic factors (divorces and births) were associated with the regional variations in suicide rates. Homicide rates also had different social correlates in the two nations, indicating the importance of cross-cultural studies for the identification of reliable phenomena.

Cross-Cultural Comparison↗
PubMed1992

Miscounting suicides.

Data from 15 countries indicate that the death rates from causes recorded as suicide, undetermined and certain types of accidents are not significantly associated. Thus, it did not appear that some countries have lower suicide rates because their suicides are hidden as undetermined or accidental deaths. Furthermore, adding the undetermined death rate and a portion of the accidental death rate to the suicide rate did not greatly change the relative rankings of the national suicide rates.

Accidents↗
PubMed1992

The impact of the economy on suicide and homicide rates in Japan and the United States.

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.

Cross-Cultural Comparison↗