The Role of Unemployment, Financial Hardship, and Economic Recession on Suicidal Behaviors and Interventions to Mitigate Their Impact
A Review
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22079416 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sharna Mathieu (0000-0003-0784-0638, Griffith University), Alice Treloar (Griffith University), Jacinta Hawgood (0000-0002-4476-450X, Griffith University), Victoria Ross (0000-0002-6768-1205, Griffith University), Kairi Kolves (0000-0002-1638-8981, Griffith University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pages | 907052-907052 |
| Publication date | 2022-07-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2022.907052 |
| PMID | 35875017 |
| OpenAlex | W4283828181 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 75 |
Understanding the social determinants and risk factors for suicidal behaviors underlies the development of effective suicide prevention interventions. This review focused on recently published literature (2010 onwards), with the aim to determine the role of economic factors (at the individual and population level) on suicidal behaviors and ideation as well as the effectiveness of interventions addressing these factors in reducing suicidal behaviors and ideation. Where available, literature examining the economic impact of COVID-19 was highlighted. Economic recession and unemployment are associated with increased risk of suicidal behavior at the population and individual level. Additionally, personal financial problems such as debt and financial strain are associated with increased risk of suicidal behavior and ideation at the individual level. Regarding interventions, unemployment benefits, employment protection legislation, higher minimum wage and active labor market programs may reduce suicide at the population level. However, it is not clear what impact they have at the individual level, nor in relation to suicide attempts, self-harm, or suicidal ideation. There was a lack of evidence as to the effectiveness of financially focused suicide prevention interventions at either level. Current findings were contextualized within, and advance, prominent social theoretical models. Recommendations focused on future areas of research, including the unfolding economic impact of COVID-19, as well as the co-design and evaluation of tailored interventions and/or gatekeeper training for those in the financial and welfare sector, and enhanced early education aimed at increasing financial literacy in young people before onset or exacerbation of financial hardship
Absenteeism · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Poison control · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Recession · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Unemployment · Employment and Welfare Studies · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Results from a Nationwide Evaluation Study of Labor Market-Integrative Health Promotion for the Unemployed
Impacts of Working Hours, Wages, and Regular Employment Opportunity on Suicide Mortalities of Employed and Unemployed Individuals before and during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Japan
Relationship between qualitative and quantitative loneliness and suicidal ideation by occupational classification in the working-age population
Exploring the unique and cumulative effects of individual-level and social determinants on suicidal ideation trajectories during health and environmental crises – a longitudinal study of Australians
Suicides Mortality of Unemployed Individuals Becomes a Serious Public Health Concern in Japan in Post-Covid-19 Pandemic Era
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Incidence and Prevalence of Suicide Attempts in Primary Care in Spain
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Mental health and macroeconomics
Trend of suicide by self-immolation in a 13-year timeline
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The correlation between economic development and suicide rate — based on the global WHO and WB database
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Their final words
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Suicide
The relationship between personal unsecured debt and mental and physical health
The Three-Step Theory (3ST)
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Suicide trends in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic
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Health effects of indebtedness
Long-Term Unemployment and Suicide
The integrated motivational–volitional model of suicidal behaviour
Economic uncertainty before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Mental health outcomes in times of economic recession
Suicide and suicide risk
The Social Roots of Suicide
Social determinants of health inequalities
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Economic recession and suicidal behaviour
Correlates of suicidal ideation related to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Patterns of Suicide in the Context of Covid-19
Acceleration of Anxiety, Depression, and Suicide
An Empirical Analysis of Delayed Monthly Bill Payments as an Early Risk Factor of Increased Suicidal Behavior
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Economic crisis and suicidal behaviour
Effectiveness of community interventions for protecting and promoting the mental health of working-age adults experiencing financial uncertainty
Effects of increased minimum wages by unemployment rate on suicide in the USA
A register-based study on excess suicide mortality among unemployed men and women during different levels of unemployment in Finland
The Great Recession, unemployment and suicide
Duration of unemployment and suicide in Australia over the period 1985–2006
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The impact of fiscal austerity on suicide mortality
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
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| Citations per year | 8 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |