Suicide of Australians during the Vietnam War
Suicide of Australians during the Vietnam War
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DOI：
10.1177/1039856217734740
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发表时间：
2018-04-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Pridmore, William
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作者：
Pridmore, Saxby;Ahmadi, Jamshid;Pridmore, William
目标：国家自杀率在战争期间下降。这符合人民团结起来反对共同敌人的概念。但是，如果一场战争得不到充分的支持，导致人口和家庭分离，会发生什么呢？我们通过研究澳大利亚在分裂的越南战争期间的自杀率来考虑这个问题。方法：我们绘制并研究了1921- 2010年澳大利亚的自杀数字。结果：我们发现了二战期间自杀率下降的明确证据（与其他研究一致），但在越南战争期间自杀率明显上升。结论：越南战争期间澳大利亚自杀率的上升与涂尔干的社会融合模型是一致的-当社会融合减少时，无论是个人特征还是社会特征，自杀的风险都会上升。
Objectives: National suicide rates fall during times of war. This fits with the notion of the population coming together against a common foe. But, what happens in the case of a war which is not fully supported, which draws the population and families apart? We consider this question by examining the Australian suicide rates during the divisive Vietnam War.Methods: We graphed and examined the Australian suicide figures for 1921-2010.Results: We found clear evidence of a decrease in the suicide rate for World War II (consistent with other studies), but a marked elevation of suicide during the Vietnam War.Conclusions: The elevation of the Australian suicide rate during the Vietnam War is consistent with Durkheim's social integration model - when social integration is lessened, either by individual characteristics or societal characteristics, the risk of suicide rises.