@article{ref1,
title="The effects of significant international sports events on Hungarian suicide rates",
journal="Crisis",
year="2015",
author="Bozsonyi, Karoly and Osvath, Peter and Fekete, Sandor and Balint, Lajos",
volume="37",
number="2",
pages="148-154",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Several studies found a significant relationship between important sport events and suicidal behavior. AIMS: We set out to investigate whether there is a significant relationship between the raw suicide rate and the most important international sports events (Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship) in such an achievement-oriented society as the Hungarian one, where these sport events receive great attention. <br><br>METHOD: We examined suicide cases occurring over 15,706 days between January 1, 1970, and December 31, 2012 (43 years), separately for each gender. Because of the age-specific characteristics of suicide, the effects of these sport events were analyzed for the middle-aged (30-59 years old) and the elderly (over 60 years old) generations as well as for gender-specific population groups. The role of international sport events was examined with the help of time-series intervention analysis after cyclical and seasonal components were removed. Intervention analysis was based on the ARIMA model. <br><br>RESULTS: Our results showed that only the Olympic Games had a significant effect in the middle-aged population. Neither in the older male nor in any of the female age groups was a relationship between suicide and Olympic Games detected. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The Olympic Games seem to decrease the rate of suicide among middle-aged men, slightly but significantly.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0227-5910",
doi="10.1027/0227-5910/a000352",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000352"
}