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Democracy and suicide.

D Lester1

  • 1Psychology Program, Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, Jim Leeds Road, Pomona, NJ 08240-0195, USA.

Psychological Reports
|February 24, 2001
PubMed
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In 1990, Swiss cantons with more democratic rights or local autonomy did not show lower suicide rates. Political freedom and self-governance showed no link to suicide prevention in Switzerland.

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Area of Science:

  • Sociology
  • Political Science
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Suicide rates are influenced by various socioeconomic and political factors.
  • Understanding the relationship between governance structures and mental health outcomes is crucial for public health initiatives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between democratic rights, local autonomy, and suicide rates in Swiss cantons.
  • To determine if political decentralization or citizen participation correlates with lower suicide incidence.

Main Methods:

  • Ecological study design analyzing data from 26 Swiss cantons in 1990.
  • Utilized indices of democratic rights and local autonomy as independent variables.
  • Suicide rates served as the primary dependent variable.

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Main Results:

  • No statistically significant association was found between indices of democratic rights and cantonal suicide rates.
  • No significant correlation was observed between levels of local autonomy and suicide rates.
  • The findings indicate that political structures did not predict suicide rates in this context.

Conclusions:

  • Democratic rights and local autonomy were not associated with suicide rates in Swiss cantons in 1990.
  • Further research may explore other multilevel factors influencing suicide prevention strategies.
  • The study highlights the complexity of factors contributing to suicide rates, independent of political structures.