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State laws on suicide and rates of suicide: A replication
North American journal of psychology, Vol.7, pp.43-49
7
2005
Abstract
Seven aspects of laws on suicide, as proxy measures of public attitudes in each state, were correlated with the 2001 rates of suicide for the contiguous U.S. states. With so many correlations in the present study, the likelihood of a Type I error was large. Alpha was adjusted to control for that likelihood. Statistical analysis now requires even stronger evidence before concluding that there were significant relationships between state laws on suicide and state rates of suicide. A multiple regression on all seven aspects showed that only 20% of the variance in the 2001 rates of suicide was accounted for. None of the seven aspects of the state laws appears to be closely related to the rate of suicide. Overall state laws probably do not reflect the acceptance of suicide as a behavior by the general public.
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- Title
- State laws on suicide and rates of suicide
- Publication Details
- North American journal of psychology, Vol.7, pp.43-49
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- North American Journal of Psychology; United States
- Series
- 7
- Copyright
- © NAJP
- Identifiers
- 99380090646106600
- Academic Unit
- College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities; Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies
- Language
- English