Variation in national suicide rates over time.
In a sample of 30 nations, those with higher proportion of the population under the age of 15 had national suicide rates showing greater variation over the period 1960-1990.
Age Factors↗
Biomedical subjects
D Lester
Publications and source records attributed to D Lester.
Suicidality and risk-taking behaviors: an ecological study of youth behaviors in 29 states.
Ecological correlations over 29 continental states in a survey indicated that youth suicidality in 1993 was most strongly associated with measures of substance use and abuse, confirming associations consistently found at the individual level of analysis.
Adolescent↗
Suicide and homicide in Caribbean nations.
The suicide and homicide rates of 14 Caribbean islands in the 1970s were predicted in part by the proportion of the population of African descent.
Africa↗
Body mass index, suicide and homicide.
Body mass index scores for adults in 27 nations were not associated with either suicide or homicide rates.
Adult↗
Seasonal variation in suicide and the methods used.
The size of the Spring peak in suicides in 16 nations was associated with the methods used for suicide in those nations.
Cause of Death↗
Correlates of suicide rates calculated in different ways: Denmark 1950-1985.
The associations of divorce, marriage, and birth rates with suicide rates in Denmark from 1950-1985 were similar regardless of whether suicide rates were based on the total population or the population 15 years and older.
Adolescent↗
Regional variation of suicide in Austria.
No social correlates were identified for the suicide rates of the 9 Austrian Bundesländer in 1990.
Austria↗
Predicting the time-series suicide and homicide rates in Hong Kong.
For the period 1976 to 1992 in Hong Kong, marriage, birth, and unemployment rates did not predict the time-series suicide or homicide rates.
Birth Rate↗
Obesity and suicide in Native Americans.
In 16 Pueblo communities in the Rio Grande area, suicide rates were not significantly associated with the prevalence of noninsulin-dependent diabetes.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2↗
Implications of the sex ratio for suicide and homicide.
In a study of the 48 contiguous states in 1980, states with a higher male:female sex ratio, that is, a relatively higher proportion of men to women, had a higher male suicide rate even after controls for other social correlates of suicide rates.
Age Factors↗
Age and intelligence as mediators of anger in black suicide attempters.
For a sample of 25 African Americans who attempted suicide, hostility scores were largely independent of age, sex, and intelligence.
Adult↗
Neuropsychological correlates of violence and aggression: an extension to suicidal behavior.
This paper presents evidence that neuropsychological syndromes which characterize some externally violent people may also explain some suicidal behavior, particularly in adolescents and those who repeat their suicidal behavior.
Adolescent↗
Physique and personality in kindergarten children.
Ectomorphy scores were not associated with cerebrotonia scores in a sample of 105 kindergarten children.
Age Factors↗
Climatic data and national suicide and homicide rates.
Both suicide and homicide rates (per 100,000 population) were higher in nations with greater rainfall. Suicide rates were higher in the more northern nations while homicide rates were higher in the nations with more elevated terrain.
Climate↗
Locus of control and suicidality.
In a sample of 152 college students, only depression scores predicted current and past suicidality. Scores on locus of control, hopelessness, masculinity, and femininity did not add any significant components to the multiple regressions.
Adult↗
What is the Chinese suicide rate?
Estimates of the Chinese suicide rate are made from two sources and found to be in the range of 13 to 19 per 100,000 per year.
China↗
Suicide among German federal and state police officers.
Most American studies report higher police officer suicide rates in comparison to age-matched populations. In the Federal Republic of Germany police organizations are comprised of Federal Customs, 16 state police, and 2 federal police organizations. A survey carried out in 1997 yielded higher suicide rates for police officers also in Germany in comparison to rates of the comparable age group (25 per 100,000 vs 20 per 100,000). The most commonly used suicide method was firearms (66-71%). Hypotheses often attribute this high suicidality among police officers to higher work stress than in other professions. Other hypotheses implicate individual variables such as psychiatric illnesses, alcoholism, and interpersonal and marital problems. A transactional model might explain these different views.
Adolescent↗
Native American suicide rates, acculturation stress and traditional integration.
In 18 Native American tribes, suicide rates were positively associated with acculturation stress and negatively with traditional integration.
Acculturation↗