DETERMINANTS OF YOUTH SUICIDE - THE EUSTERLIN-HOLINGER COHORT HYPOTHESIS REEXAMINED

Authors
FREEMAN DG
Citation
Dg. Freeman, DETERMINANTS OF YOUTH SUICIDE - THE EUSTERLIN-HOLINGER COHORT HYPOTHESIS REEXAMINED, The American journal of economics and sociology, 57(2), 1998, pp. 183-199
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Economics,Sociology
Journal title
The American journal of economics and sociology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029246
Volume
57
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
183 - 199
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9246(1998)57:2<183:DOYS-T>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Suicide is the third major cause of death among American youths betwee n the ages of 15 and 19 years. This study offers additional quantitati ve support for the Easedin-Holinger Hypothesis that relative cohort si ze is a significant statistical predictor of youth suicide.