MODELING DURKHEIM ON THE MICRO LEVEL - A STUDY OF YOUTH SUICIDALITY

Durkheim's classic theory of suicide deals with central and recurrent themes of sociological inquiry, such as the nature of social or der; d eviance, and individual well-being. In this study: family integration and parental regulation are operationalized as independent constructs and tested in relation to anomie, suicidal suggestion, and suicidality We find that integration and regulation can be meaningfully distingui shed an both the theoretical and empirical levels. The findings suppor t the primacy of integration, While accommodating the independent role of regulation. Youths who are strongly integrated into their families are less likely to succumb to anomie and suicidality, but parental re gulation does not appear to have such an effect. However family integr ation and parental regulation have independent effects on suicidal sug gestion.