Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

The sociological study of suicide: methodological issues.

S Stack

    Suicide & Life-Threatening Behavior
    |January 1, 1987
    PubMed
    Summary

    This review examines sociological suicide research methods, highlighting measurement issues and the need for cross-national studies to understand societal influences on suicide rates.

    Related Concept Videos

    You might also read

    Related Articles

    Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

    Sort by
    Same author

    Intergenerational Effects of Stress - A Focus on Learning and Memory.

    Current topics in behavioral neurosciences·2025
    Same author

    Predictors of psychological improvement on non-professional suicide message boards: content analysis.

    Psychological medicine·2016
    Same author

    Estimating farmworker population size in New York State using a minimum labor demand method.

    Journal of agricultural safety and health·2005
    Same author

    Media coverage as a risk factor in suicide.

    Journal of epidemiology and community health·2003
    Same author

    Media coverage as a risk factor in suicide.

    Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention·2002
    Same author

    Political regime and suicide: some relevant variables to be considered.

    Journal of epidemiology and community health·2002

    Area of Science:

    • Sociology
    • Criminology
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • Sociological suicide research employs micro and macro-level approaches.
    • Macro-level studies, while dominant, face significant methodological challenges.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To critically review methodological issues in sociological suicide research.
    • To identify and discuss recurrent problems in macro-level suicide studies.
    • To propose solutions, including cross-national methods, for more robust sociological theories of suicide.

    Main Methods:

    • Critical review of existing literature on sociological suicide research.
    • Analysis of measurement issues in key variables: suicide/parasuicide, economic conditions, religion, and political factors.
    • Examination of challenges in assessing media effects on suicide and the utility of cross-national comparative methods.

    Main Results:

    • Identified recurrent methodological problems in macro-level suicide research.
    • Highlighted measurement difficulties concerning suicide rates, economic and religious factors, and political conditions like war.
    • Underscored the limitations in studying mass media influences and the necessity of cross-national research designs.

    Conclusions:

    • Macro-level sociological suicide research requires methodological refinement.
    • Addressing measurement issues and adopting cross-national approaches are crucial for validly testing sociological theories of suicide.
    • Improved methodologies can enhance our understanding of societal factors influencing suicide and parasuicide.

    Related Experiment Videos