A register-based study on excess suicide mortality among unemployed men and women during different levels of unemployment in Finland

Mäki, Netta; Martikainen, Pekka

doi:10.1136/jech.2009.105908

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“…Within the microsystem, analysing the impact of economic change on health, it is crucial to identify the population at risk (M. Brenner, 1987). As described, rapid and large rises in unemployment were associated with short-term rises in suicides in working-age men and women (N. Maki & P. Martikainen 2010;D. Stuckler et al, 2009).…”

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“…This was also explained as the counter-cyclical variation in one of the more proximate determinants of suicide, namely alcohol consumption. Maki & Martikainen (2010) found that large rises in unemployment were associated with shortterm rises in suicides in working-age men and women, in homicides and in mental distress. Research also found that long-term unemployment seems to have a causal effect on the risk of suicide, which among men in particular may be partly mediated by having a low income.…”

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“…This alteration in relative suicide risk by national unemployment level is in agreement with a comparative study of 26 European Union countries that found substantial variation between populations in how sensitive suicide mortality was to economic crises. According to the authors (N. Maki & P. Martikainen, 2010), the explanation for the inverse association between national unemployment levels and suicide mortality rates appearing in Finland and Sweden includes governmental commitment to social support during times of economic stagnation. This was also explained as the counter-cyclical variation in one of the more proximate determinants of suicide, namely alcohol consumption.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Maki & Martikainen (2010) had limitations in their determining of employment status at the time of death as it was only examined at the turn of each year. It is possible that redundancy could affect health in a manner similar to other stressful life events producing higher excess mortality soon after the event and a weakening effect over time.…”

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“…The inability to repay high levels of personal debt can be contributed as a key factor. The fourth study analyses the association between unemployment and suicide during different levels of national unemployment adjusting for several factors that explain or mediate the relationship (N. Maki & P. Martikainen, 2010). Their data comprised of annual population-register and death-register information on 25 to 64 year old Finns at the beginning of each year in the period 1988 to 2003, thus, forming 16 separate followup cohorts.…”

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Although organizational scholars have long been interested in employees' wellbeing and occupational health, less work has focused specifically on suicide behaviors among employees. This dearth of research is concerning given that individuals spend a significant portion of their waking hours at work, and suicide deaths among American workers are on the rise. To encourage the study of work and suicide with the intent of ultimately reducing mortality, we first provide a theoretical framework that incorporates two eminent theories of suicide: interpersonalpsychological theory of suicide and psychache theory of suicide. We then report the findings of an interdisciplinary systematic literature review that offers an overview of current research related to work and suicide, including antecedent, mediating, and moderating effects. The results of our systematic literature review are presented via the lens of our theoretical framework, supporting that it is an appropriate perspective to understand the relation of work and suicide. Finally, we conclude by identifying avenues for continued research on the interplay between work and suicide, again incorporating these research directions into our theoretical framework. Together, our manuscript integrates multiple domains of research, while addressing a timely and critical public health crisis that stems, in part, from employees' workplace experiences.

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Over the three last decades, Lithuania has reported some of the highest male suicide rates in the world. This paper relies on longitudinal census-linked data for Lithuania covering the entire male population aged 30-64 years during the 2011-2017 period. The study uses multilevel modelling to examine the importance of the selected individual-and area-level contextual characteristics. One of the key findings is the persistence of a suicide disadvantage among males living in rural areas. This disadvantage could not be explained by major sociodemographic characteristics and remained statistically significant for those individuals who migrated to urban areas. Unlike some other studies, we found that socioeconomic area-level characteristics retained their significance after controlling for the major individual-level characteristics. This evidence highlights the potential for policies aimed at improving area-level conditions.

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A register-based study on excess suicide mortality among unemployed men and women during different levels of unemployment in Finland

Cited by 68 publications

References 31 publications

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Individual, Community and Societal Effects of the Global Financial Crisis: a Bioecological Model

Work and suicide: An interdisciplinary systematic literature review

Individual and contextual determinants of male suicide in the post‐communist region: The case of Lithuania

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