Social Determinants of Suicides in the Czech Republic between 1995 and 2010

KATRŇÁK, Tomáš and Lucia TYRYCHTROVÁ. Social Determinants of Suicides in the Czech Republic between 1995 and 2010. Sociologický časopis/Czech Sociological Review. Praha: Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2016, vol. 52, No 3, p. 293-319. ISSN 0038-0288. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.13060/00380288.2016.52.3.260.

Basic information

• Original name: Social Determinants of Suicides in the Czech Republic between 1995 and 2010
• Authors: KATRŇÁK, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Lucia TYRYCHTROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Sociologický časopis/Czech Sociological Review, Praha, Sociologický ústav AV ČR, 2016, 0038-0288.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50000 5. Social Sciences
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 0.143
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14230/16:00088126
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13060/00380288.2016.52.3.260
• UT WoS: 000382098200002
• Keywords (in Czech): sebevražda sebevražednost sociální determinanty česká společnost období 1995-2010
• Keywords in English: suicide suicide rate social factors Czech society time period 1995–2010
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The text is concerned with suicides in the Czech Republic. It seeks to determine which social variables, and to what extent, have affected suicidal behaviour since 1989. The authors draw on Durkheim’s theory that society prevents suicidal tendencies. They formulate six hypotheses to account for the effects of social variables (year, sex, age, education, and marital status) on suicide rates, which they test using data from 1995 to 2010. Their findings show that time weakens the odds for committing suicides. Regardless of the time, women and people who are young, more educated, and living in a marriage face the lowest risk of suicide. That marriage works as a shield against suicide is especially true for men (its protective function for women is significantly lower). In the period observed, there was a relative increase in the effect of two social variables: middle age (45–69 years) and lower education. The structure of variables explaining suicide rates changed during the time period observed.

Links

• GB14-36154G, research and development project: Name: Dynamika změny v české společnosti

Investor: Czech Science Foundation