Social development and suicide

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Vol/Iss. 1 Published In Pages: 159-167
By Krauss, Herbert H.

Hypothesis

"Suicide frequency frequently varies as a function of social development. . . . Low frequency of suicide is most often associated with low societal development, high rates of suicide occur most frequently in cultunits with a medium degree of complexity" (159, 163)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Chi squareSupportedp<.05UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Level Of Social DevelopmentUNKNOWNUrban And Rural Life, Occupational Specialization
SuicideUNKNOWNSuicide