Citation

Chen J, Huang SC. Soc. Indicators Res. 2020; 150(3): 867-885.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s11205-020-02359-y

PMID

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Abstract

Existing economic models of suicide fail to explain sudden drastic change ("displacement") in suicides and the lack of responses ("persistence") in suicides after changes in underlying socioeconomic variables. A social norms model of suicide successfully explains the displacement and persistence of suicides as observed in some countries. The model suggests the role of social norms in suicides is complicated; social norms can act as a double-bladed sword. When there are few people in the society committed suicides, social norms suppresses the equilibrium suicides; on the other hand, when there are many people in the society committed suicides, social norms may promote the equilibrium suicides. © 2020, Springer Nature B.V.

Language: en

Keywords

suicide; Suicide; aging; psychology; Aging; income; socioeconomic status; Social norms; socioeconomic indicator; model test; Permanent income