Marital Status Integration, Suicide Disapproval, and Societal Integration as Explanations of Marital Status Differences in Female Age-Specific Suicide Rates

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 715-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillips Cutright ◽  
Steven Stack ◽  
Robert Fernquist
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Female Age ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Status Differences

Three Explanations of Marital Status Differences in Suicide Rates: Social Integration, Marital Status Integration, and the Culture of Suicide

2008 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillips Cutright ◽  
Robert M. Fernquist
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Empirical Measures ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Status Differences

Our first goal is to link empirical measures of three theoretical explanations of marital status differences to the variation in male and female standardized suicide difference coefficients SSDCs in 12 developed countries, circa 1960. We include predictors of Durkheim's social integration hypothesis, Gibbs and Martin's concept of marital status integration, and norms on suicide acceptability. All three are significantly related to variation in male and female SSDCs. The second goal is to examine how our empirical indicators impact age-specific differences in the male minus female SSDC—differences that vary by age in all 12 of our study populations. The strongest predictor of these differences is the male minus female difference in the percent married.

scholarly journals Refining Estimates of Marital Status Differences in Mortality at Older Ages

10.3386/t0182 ◽  
1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanders Korenman ◽  
Noreen Goldman ◽  
Haishan Fu
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Status Differences

Unemployment outflows: the relevance of gender and marital status in Italy and Spain

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 594-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Mussida ◽  
Enrico Fabrizi
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
International Comparisons ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Labour Mobility ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Status Differences ◽  
Shed Light

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to shed light on transitions from the state of unemployment to that of employment and of inactivity in Italy and Spain. Design/methodology/approach – First, the paper investigates the determinants of unemployment outflows in these two Mediterranean labour markets. Then, the paper examines discrepancies and similarities between specific outflow determinants, especially the interactions between gender and marital status, by comparing results obtained across countries. Findings – The findings of the paper suggest that gender and marital status influence the probability of unemployment outflows in both countries, although not in the same way, especially with reference to marital status. Discrepancies also emerge in relation to the role of geographical area of residence. Originality/value – International comparisons of unemployment outflows are rather new in the literature, and as far as we know none have been performed using European Union Statistics on Income and Living Conditions data. Further, although studies quite often examine the issue of gender-related labour mobility using the European Community Household Panel survey that took place in the 1990s (Arulampalam et al., 2007; Garcia Pérez and Rebollo Sanz, 2005; Theodossiou and Zangelidis, 2009), one of the main contributions of this paper is that it provides a systematic examination of the issue, considering the influence of gender and marital status differences on patterns of unemployment outflows to employment and inactivity.

Suicide Trends According to Age, Gender, and Marital Status in South Korea

2017 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Woo Kim ◽  
Hee Young Jung ◽  
Do Yeon Won ◽  
Jae Hyun Noh ◽  
Yong Seok Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Suicide Rate ◽  
Natural Process ◽  
Social Burden ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Male Suicide ◽  
The World

The purpose of this study is to examine suicide trends in South Korea, which has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. The results show that the male suicide rate outweighs that of females, the likelihood of committing suicide increases with age, and that, in regard to marital status, nonmarried people are the most at risk. In addition, several methods of reducing suicide rates are identified: the wider use of social networks to reduce social burden, the development of a social atmosphere where aging is accepted as a natural process, and the development of protection factors within families.

For Whom is Suicide Accepted: The Dependency Effect

2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimmo Sorjonen
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Suicide Case ◽  
Actual Suicide ◽  
Case Stories

Research has found that people accept some suicides more than others. The present study examined whether attitudes toward a person's suicide are affected by the suicide's gender or marital status, and whether the suicide is a parent or childless. Respondents read one of eight fictitious suicide case stories, in which the above-mentioned variables were manipulated, and then completed the Suicide Attitudes and Attribution Scale (SAAS). It was found that female and male respondents differed in their attitudes toward a person's suicidal behavior to some degree. A parent's suicide was viewed more negatively than a suicide by a childless person. A tendency for respondents to express more respect for a suicide of their own gender was also detected. It is discussed whether differences in acceptance of suicide can be associated with actual suicide rates.

Explaining Differences in Mental Health Between Married and Cohabiting Individuals

2005 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Marcussen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Health Differences ◽  
Status Differences

Research on the relationship between cohabitation and mental health tends to ignore social psychological factors that help explain mental health differences between the married and the unmarried, including coping resources and perceived relationship quality. In this paper I draw on social psychological theory and research to clarify differences in depression and alcohol use between married and cohabiting individuals. Using data from the National Survey of Families and Households, I examine the independent and combined influences of socioeconomic status, coping resources, and relationship quality to account for marital status differences in distress. I find that marital status differences in coping resources and relationship quality help explain the gap in depression, but not in alcohol use, between married and cohabiting individuals. I also find that social selection is not responsible for marital status differences in distress. The implications of these findings for future research on cohabitors' mental health are discussed.

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