Citation

Weinberg I, Lubin G, Shmushkevich M, Kaplan Z. Death Stud. 2002; 26(8): 681-688.

Affiliation

Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel. igor73@internet-zahav.net.il

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12243199

Abstract

This study verified variations in suicide rates throughout the days of the week among Israel Defense Force soldiers during 1974 - 2001. Results confirmed the findings of most previous studies.The first workday was associated with a 60% increase in suicide rate among young men.This increase was not observed among female reserve or professional soldiers.This finding might indicate a particular susceptibility of men to contextual and situational factors.The explanation of the increased suicide risk on the first workday stresses such processes as the broken-promise effect as well as difficulty in facing the demands of service and transitions from the weekend to the workweek.

Language: en