The link between unemployment and suicide rate before and during economic crises
An economic crisis would accelerate unemployment which then could af ect people's welfare and mental health. This situation is afraid to lengthen and could trigger the suicide rates. This study aims to examining the relationship between unemployment and the suicide rate before and during the...
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| description | An economic crisis would accelerate unemployment which then could af ect people's welfare and
mental health. This situation is afraid to lengthen and could trigger the suicide rates. This study aims
to examining the relationship between unemployment and the suicide rate before and during the Asian
Financial Crisis and the Global Financial Crisis for developed and developing countries. This study
used cross-sectional data and applied the ordinaryleast squares (OLS) regression model to complete
the investigation. The result indicates thatthere is a positive relationship between the unemployment
rate and the suicide rate in the developing countries during the crises. Meanwhile, developed countries
had dif erent relationships during dif erent crises. Furthermore, the impact of unemployment toward
suicide is adversely af ecting developing countries than developed countries during a crisis. By
comparing the severity between the Asian Financial Crisis and the Global Financial Crisis, the result
shows that the Asian Financial Crisis is more disastrous due to excessive suicide compared to the
Global Financial Crisis. This study suggests that the readiness ofthe government to face a crisis by
implementing ef ective policies could lessen the impact. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:208992022-12-29T08:28:30Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20899/ The link between unemployment and suicide rate before and during economic crises Ameir Rahmad, Wye, Chung Khain An economic crisis would accelerate unemployment which then could af ect people's welfare and mental health. This situation is afraid to lengthen and could trigger the suicide rates. This study aims to examining the relationship between unemployment and the suicide rate before and during the Asian Financial Crisis and the Global Financial Crisis for developed and developing countries. This study used cross-sectional data and applied the ordinaryleast squares (OLS) regression model to complete the investigation. The result indicates thatthere is a positive relationship between the unemployment rate and the suicide rate in the developing countries during the crises. Meanwhile, developed countries had dif erent relationships during dif erent crises. Furthermore, the impact of unemployment toward suicide is adversely af ecting developing countries than developed countries during a crisis. By comparing the severity between the Asian Financial Crisis and the Global Financial Crisis, the result shows that the Asian Financial Crisis is more disastrous due to excessive suicide compared to the Global Financial Crisis. This study suggests that the readiness ofthe government to face a crisis by implementing ef ective policies could lessen the impact. Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20899/1/507-Article%20Text-750-1-10-20221125.pdf Ameir Rahmad, and Wye, Chung Khain (2022) The link between unemployment and suicide rate before and during economic crises. Jurnal Wacana Sarjana, 6 (5). pp. 1-16. ISSN 2600-9501 https://spaj.ukm.my/jws/index.php/jws/issue/view/28 |
| spellingShingle | Ameir Rahmad, Wye, Chung Khain The link between unemployment and suicide rate before and during economic crises |
| title | The link between unemployment and suicide rate before and during economic crises |
| title_full | The link between unemployment and suicide rate before and during economic crises |
| title_fullStr | The link between unemployment and suicide rate before and during economic crises |
| title_full_unstemmed | The link between unemployment and suicide rate before and during economic crises |
| title_short | The link between unemployment and suicide rate before and during economic crises |
| title_sort | link between unemployment and suicide rate before and during economic crises |
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