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The Effect of Domestic/Religious Individualism on Suicide, 1954-1978

Stack, Steven·1985·Journal of Marriage and the Family
DOI 10.2307/352142
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Previous work on the effects of domestic and religious factors on suicide usually has treated domestic and religious variables as separate entities, often not incorporating measures of both in any given study. In contrast, the present paper conceptualizes domestic and religious life as parts of a greater institutional complex centered around collectivistic values. Analysis of data from 1954 to 1978 corroborates this thesis. A Cochrane-Orcutt analysis indicates that changes in a principal component measuring domestic/religious individualism are significantly correlated with changes in the national suicide rate. This is especially true in a special subanalysis of the youth cohort, a group thought to be the one principally affected by cultural change. Other findings indicate support for the link between unemployment rates and suicide, but no support was found for the notion of either a death dip in presidential election years or a suggestion theory of suicide.

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  • Family life is often a close covariate of religion as religious people are more bonded to family life than their counterparts.

    “Family life is often a close covariate of religion as religious people are more bonded to family life than their counterparts (e.g., Stack 1985).”

    From The Effect of Religiosity on Tax Fraud Acceptability: A Cross‐National Analysis (2006) · cites this paper as Stack 1985

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Authors
Stack, S.
Corresponding author
Stack, Steven
ORCID
Stack, Steven
Venue
Journal of Marriage and the Family
Publisher
JSTOR
Published
1985-05
Volume
47
Issue
2
Pages
431
ISSN
0022-2445 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.2307/352142
OpenAlex
W2036492011
Cited by
68
References
63
Citations by year
2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
3.56
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Marriage and the Family (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
Keywords
suicide, religious individualism, collectivistic values, cultural change, youth suicide

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