Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University and WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Arch Suicide Res. 2012;16(3):238-49. doi: 10.1080/13811118.2012.695272.
The impact of globalization on health is recognized to be influenced by country and regional-level factors. This study aimed to investigate the possible relationship between globalization and suicide in five world regions. An index measure of globalization was developed at the country level over 1980 to 2006. The association between the index and sex specific suicide rates was tested using a fixed-effect regression model. Over time, the globalization index seemed to be associated with increased suicide rates in Asia and the Eastern European/Baltic region. In contrast, it was associated with decreased rates in Scandinavia. There was no significant relationship between globalization and suicide in Southern and Western Europe. The effects of globalization could be determined by specific regional (i.e., cultural and societal) factors. Identification of these mediators might provide opportunities to protect countries from the adverse impacts of globalization.
全球化对健康的影响被认为受到国家和地区层面因素的影响。本研究旨在调查全球化与五个世界区域自杀之间的可能关系。在 1980 年至 2006 年期间，在国家层面制定了一个全球化指数衡量标准。使用固定效应回归模型检验了该指数与特定性别自杀率之间的关联。随着时间的推移，全球化指数似乎与亚洲和东欧/波罗的海地区自杀率的上升有关。相比之下，它与斯堪的纳维亚半岛的下降率有关。全球化与南欧和西欧的自杀率之间没有显著关系。全球化的影响可能取决于特定的区域（即文化和社会）因素。确定这些中介因素可能为保护国家免受全球化的不利影响提供机会。
