@article{ref1,
title="Globalisation and suicide: an empirical investigation in 35 countries over the period 1980-2006",
journal="Health and place",
year="2011",
author="Milner, Allison and McClure, Roderick John and Sun, Jing and De Leo, Diego",
volume="17",
number="4",
pages="996-1003",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Globalisation is mediated through a variety of flows including persons, information and ideas, capital, and goods. The process is increasingly recognised as a potential mediator of changes in attitudes and habits around the globe. AIM: This research investigated the relationship between globalisation and suicide rates in 35 countries over the period 1980-2006. METHODS: The association between a globalisation &quot;index&quot; and suicide rates was tested using a fixed-effects regression model. The model also tested the influence of eleven other socio-economic variables on male and female suicide rates. RESULTS: Overall, high levels of the globalisation index were associated with higher male and female suicide rates; however, the significance of this association dropped when assessed alongside other social and economic variables. CONCLUSIONS: While the nature of these findings should be regarded as exploratory, this paper highlights the need for researchers to consider the influence of world-changing phenomena like globalisation on suicide, which might deeply upset the traditional structure of societies with mixed types of impact.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8292",
doi="10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.03.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.03.002"
}