Suicide in Japan and in the West: Evidence for Durkheim's Theory

Chandler, Charles R.; Tsai, Yung-Mei

doi:10.1177/002071529303400306

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“…Such results have also been obtained in several other Western countries, for example in Canada (Krull & Trovoto, 1994; Leenars, Yang, & Lester, 1993) and Northern Ireland (Lester, Curran, & Yang, 1991). Interestingly, similar to Durkheim’s original findings, in some countries such detrimental effects of divorce rates have been found for men but not for women (Chandler & Tsai, 1993; Rossow, 1993).…”

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“…The gender differences that appear in our analyses may be rooted in different socialization experiences of young boys and girls (Fernquist & Cutright, 2000) or alternatively in the greater susceptibility of boys and men to suicide in general. In this regard, it is important to be sensitive to differences in gender‐specific suicide rates between Western and non‐Western countries (Chandler & Tsai, 1993; Kwan, Ip, & Kwan, 2005; Steen & Mayer, 2004) as well as regional gender differences within countries (Pesonen, Tacke, Karkola, Hintikka, & Lehtonen, 2004). Further empirical and theoretical work is needed to disentangle these complex processes.…”

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Nonmarital Fertility and the Effects of Divorce Rates on Youth Suicide Rates

Messner

Bjarnason

Raffalovich

et al. 2006

J of Marriage and Family

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Nonmarital Fertility and the Effects of Divorce Rates on Youth Suicide Rates

Messner

Bjarnason

Raffalovich

et al. 2006

J of Marriage and Family

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“…Specifically, life expectancy at birth has a significant and negative effect on suicide rates (Model 4: b = −0.066, p < 0.001) only for males, whereas the divorce rate exerts a significant and positive effect on suicide rates only for females (Model 6: b = 0.081, p < 0.01). These findings are consistent with a fairly large body of work that registers notable differences in suicide rates based on gender (Brainerd, 2001;Chandler and Tsai, 1993;Messner et al, 2006). Recall also that Durkheim (1951 [1897]) pointed out a gender gap in suicide rates, with males exhibiting higher levels of suicide than females.…”

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The impact of accession to the European Union on suicide rates: A cross-national time-series analysis

Piatkowska

Raffalovich

Messner

2016

International Journal of Comparative Sociology

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Building upon prior research, this study examines the effects of European Union (EU) accession on suicide rates in the Eastern European countries that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007 using pooled cross-sectional time-series data that cover approximately 20 years (1990–2011). Results from fixed-effects regression analyses indicate that EU entry has no effect on total suicide rates and suicide rates among males, but has a negative effect on female suicide rates in the fully specified models. In addition, we find that EU entry also has a negative effect on the ratio of suicide rates to an aggregated indicator of lethal violence (homicide rates + suicide rates, or the suicide–homicide ratio) for the total population and for the female population. Consistent with previous research, we find some significant negative effects on suicide rates for economic growth and life expectancy at birth, and a positive effect for females. When interpreted with reference to the ‘stream analogy’ for understanding the two major forms of lethal violence (suicide and homicide), our findings suggest that the impact of any increase in the ‘flow’ of lethal violence associated with EU entry is likely to be manifested in an ‘outward’ rather than ‘inward’ direction for the nations in the sample. Our analyses also reaffirm previous research documenting appreciable gender differences in lethal violence.

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“…Thus, economic factors were associated with the regional variations in suicide mortality rates in Japan, unlike the United States where domestic factors (divorces and births) were associated with the regional variations in suicide mortality rates (Lester & Abe, 1992). It was also reconfirmed that Japanese suicide mortality rate was generally inversely related to the indicators of social integration from similar relationships found in the West (Chandler & Tsai, 1993).…”

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Low Income, Unemployment, and Suicide Mortality Rates for Middle-Age Persons in Japan

2005

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The relationships between age-specific suicide mortality rates and social life factors for all 47 Japanese prefectures in 1980, 1985, and 1990 were assessed by multiple regression analysis after factor analysis on 20 social life indicators. During this period, Japan experienced a secondary oil crisis in 1980-1983 and a bubble economy in 1986-1990. It was concluded that (1) low income was the major determinant which positively affected suicide mortality rate in middle-aged men during a previous 20-yr. period (1970-1990), (2) urbanization was negatively associated with male suicide mortality rates in most of the age classes in the 1980s, (3) unemployment was one of the major determinants of increased suicide mortality rate in middle-age men in the 1980s, and (4) unemployment was the major factor which was inversely associated with suicide mortality rate for elderly women from 1980 to 1990 in Japan.

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Suicide in Japan and in the West: Evidence for Durkheim's Theory

Cited by 16 publications

References 33 publications

Nonmarital Fertility and the Effects of Divorce Rates on Youth Suicide Rates

Nonmarital Fertility and the Effects of Divorce Rates on Youth Suicide Rates

The impact of accession to the European Union on suicide rates: A cross-national time-series analysis

Low Income, Unemployment, and Suicide Mortality Rates for Middle-Age Persons in Japan

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