Title: The impact of divorce on suicide in Norway, 1951-1980.

POPLINE Document Number: 229301

Author(s):

Stack S

Source citation:

JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY, 1989 Feb;51(1):229-38.

Abstract:

"The present study does a comparative analysis of a well-substantiated relationship based principally on American-based research: that between marital integration and suicide....Specifically, it tests the generalizability of the divorce-suicide relationship" in Norway using data for the period 1951-1980. Despite institutional and cultural buffers in Norway thought to account for a historically low suicide rate, the author finds the recent rise in the suicide rate to be related to destabilizing trends in family life. Data are from the World Health Organization and other official sources. (EXCERPT)

Keywords:

Europe
Europe, Northern
Norway
Divorce
Suicide
Comparative Studies
Marriage
Cultural Background
Family Relationships
Family and Household
Marital Status
Marriage Patterns
Causes of Death
Developed Countries
Nuptiality
Mortality
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Studies
Research Methodology
Population Characteristics
Family Characteristics