The Relationship between Divorce, Unemployment and Female Participation in the Labour Force and Suicide Rates in Australia and America

1991 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 519-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lester ◽  
Bijou Yang
Keyword(s):  
Labour Force ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Female Participation ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Relationship

Identical data sets for Australia and the USA from 1946 to 1984 were analysed to explore the association of unemployment rates, female participation in the labour force and divorce with suicide rates. While female participation in the labour force was related to suicide rates in Australia, unemployment was not. For the USA, both female participation in the labour force and unemployment were related to suicide rates.

Age, labour market conditions and male suicide rates in selected countries

2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
PHILIP TAYLOR
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Male Suicide ◽  
Younger Workers ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between suicide rates among men since 1975 and rates of unemployment and labour force participation in 20 countries. Previous research has found statistically significant correlations between suicide and unemployment rates over time among young people in a number of countries. This study has extended this research to include different age groups of men. The findings for younger workers largely confirm the findings of previous studies. Among older workers, however, unemployment and suicide rates are largely unrelated, notable exceptions including Japan and the USA. The implications of this finding for policy making towards older workers are discussed.

War and Alcohol Use

1993 ◽  
Vol 72 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1282-1282 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lester
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Military

In the USA from 1936 to 1970, the military participation rate predicted alcohol consumption. These two variables combined with unemployment rates to predict accurately suicide rates during this same period.

Stagionalità, condizioni lavorative e suicidio in Italia. Una rassegna delle ricerche epidemiologiche più recenti

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 191-197
Author(s):  
Rocco Micciolo ◽  
Michele Tansella
Keyword(s):  
Cluster Analysis ◽  
Second Harmonic ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Suicide Rates ◽  
Medicine Service ◽  
Northern Regions ◽  
Psychological Medicine ◽  
The Unemployed ◽  
The Relationship

RiassuntoIn questo lavoro vengono riassunti i risultati delle ricerche sul suicidio condotte negli ultimi quattro anni dal gruppo del Servizio della Psicologia Medica dell'Universita di Verona. È stata analizzata; mediante l'analisi armonica, la stagionalità del suicidio in rapporto al sesso ed all'area geografica. Sono emerse differenze qualitative fra i due sessi (una sola, importante, armonica nei maschi e due nelle feminine), una maggiore stagionalità nelle zone rurali rispetto a quelle urbane ed un generale aumento della stagionalità passando dal Nord al Centro e al Sud. Per quanto riguarda i rapporti fra suicidio e disoccupazione, sono emersi due risultati principali: un maggior rischio di commettere suicidio fra i soggetti disoccupati (molto più evidente fra la popolazione maschile), una contrapposizione Nord-Sud con tassi di suicidio più elevati al Nord (particolarmente nella popolazione disoccupata) e con tassi di disoccu- pazione più elevati al Sud.Parole chiaveanalisi armonica, cluster analysis, disoccupazione, stagionalité, suicidio.SummaryThis paper summarizes the results of the studies on suicide performed over the last four years in Verona the Psychological Medicine Service. Seasonal variation in suicide in Italy has been assessed by means of harmonic analysis. While in males the only important seasonal harmonic was the first (one cycle per year), in females there was an important first harmonic and a second harmonic (two cycles per year). When thesetting (urban or rural) and geographical location (Northern, Central or Southern regions) were taken into account, a greater seasonality was found in the rural than in the urban settings and in the Northern than in the Southern regions. When the relationship between suicide and unemployment was evaluated, two main resultswere found: higher suicide rates among the unemployed (mainly in males); higher suicide rates in Northern regions (particularly among unemployed) and higher unemployment rates in Southern regions.

scholarly journals The Effect of Settlement Type on the Labour Force Participation of New Zealand Women

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colleen Souness ◽  
Philip S. Morrison
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Female Participation ◽  
Settlement Type ◽  
Working Age ◽  
Explicit Consideration ◽  
The Relationship

A key priority of the present government is to improve women’s participation in the workforce, That education, age and reproduction decisions all play an important role in female labour force participation is well documented, what is less well understood is the role played by the geographic context in which these decisions are made – the relationship between participation and place. The aim of this paper is to explore the way in which different types of settlement are associated with different levels of female participation in the labour force. Our findings reveal that place of residence does affect the propensity of women to engage in wage labour – over and above the standard human capital and demographic determinants. The findings are based on analyses of the 1996 census data of over one million New Zealand women of working age. We use the Statistics New Zealand reclassification of urban and rural locations to define settlement types. A unique feature of this study is the explicit consideration of the relationship between partnership, participation and place. We find that not only does the presence of a (male) partner have a strong and statistically significant influence on female participation by that its effect is also very sensitive in settlement type. Particularly interesting is the different effect partners have on female participation in small versus large urban settings.

Health and Labour Force Participation: ‘Stress’, Selection and the Reproduction Costs of Labour Power

1991 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mel Bartley
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Socially Disadvantaged ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Reproduction Costs ◽  
Maintenance Policies ◽  
Market Variables ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Labour Power

ABSTRACTThis paper will discuss the applicability of concepts of ‘stress’ and ‘selection’ to which health researchers appealed in their attempts to explain the relationship between health and unemployment, and examine the implications of some of the major studies carried out in Europe and the USA for these competing approaches. The contradictions arising from this evidence will then be addressed with the aid of a technical advance in population statistics which allows us to test hypotheses about whether the associations between socio-demographic characteristics and mortality may be due to selective mobility of seriously ill persons into socially disadvantaged positions. It is concluded that a better understanding of the results of available studies may be reached if we avoid the dichotomy between ‘stress’ and ‘selection’, and explore whether concepts of labour market processes and the reproduction costs of labour power can throw new light on the relationship between health and patterns of labour force participation. The paper aims both to encourage health researchers to consider policy and market variables more closely, and to tempt researchers more specialised in these latter fields to apply recent advances in the understanding of the interaction between labour market and income maintenance policies to the question of how economic conditions and change may affect health.

Knowledge discovery from within

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-278
Author(s):  
Donald C. Force ◽  
Jane Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Archival Studies ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Archival Education ◽  
Course Syllabi ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a research project that analyzed records management (RM) and electronic records management (ERM) course syllabi from North American archival studies’ programs. By identifying the convergences and divergences of the topics and literature found within the syllabi, the authors sought to understand the relationship between the two courses and gain insight about how these courses continue to serve as an integral component of archival studies education. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on a qualitative analysis of 23 RM and 12 ERM course syllabi from 26 academic institutions from North America. The research examined three different aspects of the syllabi: textbooks, required articles and weekly topics. The syllabi were analyzed as separate data sets (RM syllabi and ERM syllabi), which was followed by a comparative analysis of the two types of syllabi. Findings The findings of this study reveal that RM, ERM and (to a lesser extent) DA (digital archives) knowledge as represented in archival education converges in some course contents but diverges in others. Archival educators should pay close attention to overlapping areas so that the courses can better complement each other and advance knowledge representation within archival studies. Research limitations/implications This study only considered graduate-level programs in the USA and Canada. The study did not include syllabi or instructional guides from associate-level programs or professional organizations such as the International Certification of Records Managers or Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA) International. Practical implications The results of this study lead the authors to present two different approaches for how RM and ERM knowledge may be incorporated into archival curriculum. Originality/value This is the first research project to analyze RM and ERM syllabi with regards to the enhancement of records and information management education and archival curriculum development.

Of Frames and Cultures - A Cross-Cultural Comparison of TV Newscasts

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 160-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Senokozlieva ◽  
Oliver Fischer ◽  
Gary Bente ◽  
Nicole Krämer
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cultural Comparison ◽  
Explorative Study ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Tv News ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. TV news are essentially cultural phenomena. Previous research suggests that the often-overlooked formal and implicit characteristics of newscasts may be systematically related to culture-specific characteristics. Investigating these characteristics by means of a frame-by-frame content analysis is identified as a particularly promising methodological approach. To examine the relationship between culture and selected formal characteristics of newscasts, we present an explorative study that compares material from the USA, the Arab world, and Germany. Results indicate that there are many significant differences, some of which are in line with expectations derived from cultural specifics. Specifically, we argue that the number of persons presented as well as the context in which they are presented can be interpreted as indicators of Individualism/Collectivism. The conclusions underline the validity of the chosen methodological approach, but also demonstrate the need for more comprehensive and theory-driven category schemes.

The visual arrays task…visual storage capacity or attention control?

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessie Martin ◽  
Jason S. Tsukahara ◽  
Christopher Draheim ◽  
Zach Shipstead ◽  
Cody Mashburn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Storage Capacity ◽  
Working Memory Capacity ◽  
Memory Capacity ◽  
Attention Control ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Independent Data ◽  
Visual Storage ◽  
Design Selection ◽  
The Relationship

**The uploaded manuscript is still in preparation** In this study, we tested the relationship between visual arrays tasks and working memory capacity and attention control. Specifically, we tested whether task design (selection or non-selection demands) impacted the relationship between visual arrays measures and constructs of working memory capacity and attention control. Using analyses from 4 independent data sets we showed that the degree to which visual arrays measures rely on selection influences the degree to which they reflect domain-general attention control.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Employment Issues in the United States

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 58-69
Author(s):  
Marlene Kim
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
The United States ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Pacific Islanders ◽  
Native Hawaiians ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
High Poverty ◽  
Unemployment Rates

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) in the United States face problems of discrimination, the glass ceiling, and very high long-term unemployment rates. As a diverse population, although some Asian Americans are more successful than average, others, like those from Southeast Asia and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPIs), work in low-paying jobs and suffer from high poverty rates, high unemployment rates, and low earnings. Collecting more detailed and additional data from employers, oversampling AAPIs in current data sets, making administrative data available to researchers, providing more resources for research on AAPIs, and enforcing nondiscrimination laws and affirmative action mandates would assist this population.

Epidemiological Evidence that Maternal Influenza Contributes to the Aetiology of Schizophrenia

1993 ◽  
Vol 163 (4) ◽  
pp. 522-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Adams ◽  
R. E. Kendell ◽  
E. H. Hare ◽  
P. Munk-Jørgensen
Keyword(s):  
Data Sets ◽  
Time Lags ◽  
Epidemiological Evidence ◽  
Intrauterine Development ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Monthly Incidence ◽  
Maternal Influenza

The epidemiological evidence that the offspring of women exposed to influenza in pregnancy are at increased risk of schizophrenia is conflicting. In an attempt to clarify the issue we explored the relationship between the monthly incidence of influenza (and measles) in the general population and the distribution of birth dates of three large series of schizophrenic patients - 16 960 Scottish patients born in 1932–60; 22 021 English patients born in 1921–60; and 18 723 Danish patients born in 1911–65. Exposure to the 1957 epidemic of A2 influenza in midpregnancy was associated with an increased incidence of schizophrenia, at least in females, in all three data sets. We also confirmed the previous report of a statistically significant long-term relationship between patients' birth dates and outbreaks of influenza in the English series, with time lags of - 2 and - 3 months (the sixth and seventh months of pregnancy). Despite several other negative studies by ourselves and others we conclude that these relationships are probably both genuine and causal; and that maternal influenza during the middle third of intrauterine development, or something closely associated with it, is implicated in the aetiology of some cases of schizophrenia.

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