Julie A Phillips
Biographic Data
| ID | 87936 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julie A Phillips |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julie A |
| FAMILY NAME | Phillips |
| SIGNATURE | PHILLIPS J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0584-8110 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 331 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Identifying latent themes in suicide among black and white adolescents and young adults using the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2013-2019
The role of context in shaping the relationship between physical health and suicide over the life course
U.S. suicide rates are at a thirty-year high while physical health, as measured by life expectancy and pain, has declined, particularly for those without a college degree. We investigate how these patterns may be related by exploring the role of physical health problems in suicide deaths using 2019 data from the National Violent Death Reporting System. We estimate multilevel logistic regression models to examine (1) how individual risk factors ar…
Understanding Changes in Attitudes Toward Suicide Between 1980s and 2010s in the United States
Objectives This study examines individual characteristics associated with suicide acceptability in the United States and how (1) effects of these characteristics on attitudes have changed over time and (2) the degree to which shifts in attitudes are explained by changes in population characteristics. Methods We use General Social Survey (GSS) data from the 1980s ( n = 4,840) and 2010s ( n = 5,607) and conduct an Oaxaca decomposition. Results Alth…
How Does Immigration Affect Suicide? An Analysis of U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Objective Limited research investigates the relationship between levels of immigration, a source of societal integration and regulation, and U.S. suicide rates. We examine the aggregate immigration–suicide link during the 2008–2010 period, in light of the 30‐year high in suicide rates and concern about deleterious effects of immigration on the well‐being of American society. Methods We use data on 250 U.S. metropolitan areas and ordinary least sq…
Beliefs About Suicide Acceptability in the United States: How Do They Affect Suicide Mortality
Results point to the role of cultural factors and social attitudes in suicide. There may be utility in measuring attitudes in assessments of suicide risk
Testing a Sociological Explanation for Rising Rates of White Mortality
This article is a response to Young's (2016) essay on high white death rates in Kansas. I argue that a focus on external causes would further help researchers theorize about how and why certain behavioral factors link declining white populations to various mortality changes. Additional work that examines changing mortality patterns by sex and race and that extends analyses to the entire nation will provide further tests of Young's thesis. In this…
Suicide, Sociology of
Suicide and the Great Recession of 2007–2009: The role of economic factors in the 50 U.S. states
A changing epidemiology of suicide? The influence of birth cohorts on suicide rates in the United States
Racial and ethnic differences in risk factors associated with suicidal behavior among young adults in the USA
The higher prevalence of suicidal ideation in non-Hispanic White and Hispanic young adults may be driven by their greater exposure to risk factors, as opposed to differences in the effects of these risk factors. More research is needed to uncover why non-Hispanic White and Hispanic young adults have higher rates of suicidal ideation than their non-Hispanic Black counterparts; yet, rates of suicide attempts are comparable and non-Hispanic White yo…
Factors Associated With Temporal and Spatial Patterns in Suicide Rates Across U.S. States, 1976–2000
Using pooled cross-sectional time-series data for the 50 U.S. states over a 25-year period, this article examines how well four conceptual groups of social correlates—demographic, economic, social, and cultural factors—are associated with the 1976–2000 patterns in overall suicide rates and suicide by firearms and other means. Unlike past research that typically considers only one dimension, this analysis differentiates between spatial and tempora…
The link between unemployment and crime rate fluctuations: An analysis at the county, state, and national levels
Explaining discrepant findings in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses: An application to U.S. homicide rates
Can differential exposure to risk factors explain recent racial and ethnic variation in marital disruption
Gender, Race, and the Self in Mental Health and Crime
Strong and consistent gender differences exist in mental health problems and crime. Females suffer more from internalizing problems, including depression and anxiety, while males predominate in externalizing problems, which include delinquency, aggression, and substance abuse. These gender differences vary by race, however. Although gender differences in externalizing problems remain considerable across race, gender differences in internalizing p…
Premarital cohabitation and marital disruption among white, black, and Mexican American women
We use data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth (N = 4,547) to investigate racial and ethnic differences in risk factors for marital disruption, with a particular emphasis on premarital cohabitation. We find that the nature and strength of the estimated effects of several risk factors for disruption differ across groups. In particular, premarital cohabitation is positively associated with subsequent marital disruption among non-Hispani…
Understanding Racial Differences in Marital Disruption: Recent Trends and Explanations
We use data from the Current Population Survey to investigate racial differences in recent patterns of marital disruption. Although a leveling in the trend of disruption has occurred for White women since 1980, our results suggest less stabilization in rates of disruption among Black women. We also observe significant differences by race in the effects of key compositional factors on the risk of marital disruption, including age at marriage, educ…
White, Black, and Latino Homicide Rates: Why the Difference
The racial homicide differential in the United States is extraordinarily large, with minorities exhibiting much higher homicide rates than non-Latino whites. Several sociological explanations for crime suggest that if whites were subjected to the same structural pressures as minorities, white homicide rates would approach levels currently experienced among minorities. Based on 1990 data for 129 U.S. metropolitan areas, this study quantifies the e…
The new labor market: Immigrants and wages after Irca
We examine the effect of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) on migrants ’ wages using data gathered in 39 Mexican communities and their U.S. destination areas. We examine changes in the determinants of wages before and after the passage of IRCA, as well as the effects of its massive legalization program. Migrants ’ wages deteriorated steadily between 1970 and 1995, but IRCA did not foment discrimination against Mexican workers per se. …
Variation in African‐american Homicide Rates: An Assessment of Potential Explanations
Using 1990 data for 222 metropolitan areas, this study extends the traditional variables examined in models of homicide and uses regression analysis to test the viability of three alternative theories that may explain high rates of African‐American homicide victimization. The first approach examines the extent to which weak forms of social control have contributed to high homicide rates. The second approach tests the notion that discrimination an…
The new labor market: Immigrants and wages after Irca
We examine the effect of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) on migrants ’ wages using data gathered in 39 Mexican communities and their U.S. destination areas. We examine changes in the determinants of wages before and after the passage of IRCA, as well as the effects of its massive legalization program. Migrants ’ wages deteriorated steadily between 1970 and 1995, but IRCA did not foment discrimination against Mexican workers per se. …
White, Black, and Latino Homicide Rates: Why the Difference
The racial homicide differential in the United States is extraordinarily large, with minorities exhibiting much higher homicide rates than non-Latino whites. Several sociological explanations for crime suggest that if whites were subjected to the same structural pressures as minorities, white homicide rates would approach levels currently experienced among minorities. Based on 1990 data for 129 U.S. metropolitan areas, this study quantifies the e…
Premarital cohabitation and marital disruption among white, black, and Mexican American women
We use data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth (N = 4,547) to investigate racial and ethnic differences in risk factors for marital disruption, with a particular emphasis on premarital cohabitation. We find that the nature and strength of the estimated effects of several risk factors for disruption differ across groups. In particular, premarital cohabitation is positively associated with subsequent marital disruption among non-Hispani…
Understanding Racial Differences in Marital Disruption: Recent Trends and Explanations
We use data from the Current Population Survey to investigate racial differences in recent patterns of marital disruption. Although a leveling in the trend of disruption has occurred for White women since 1980, our results suggest less stabilization in rates of disruption among Black women. We also observe significant differences by race in the effects of key compositional factors on the risk of marital disruption, including age at marriage, educ…
Suicide and the Great Recession of 2007–2009: The role of economic factors in the 50 U.S. states
Can differential exposure to risk factors explain recent racial and ethnic variation in marital disruption
Variation in African‐american Homicide Rates: An Assessment of Potential Explanations
Using 1990 data for 222 metropolitan areas, this study extends the traditional variables examined in models of homicide and uses regression analysis to test the viability of three alternative theories that may explain high rates of African‐American homicide victimization. The first approach examines the extent to which weak forms of social control have contributed to high homicide rates. The second approach tests the notion that discrimination an…
The link between unemployment and crime rate fluctuations: An analysis at the county, state, and national levels
Factors Associated With Temporal and Spatial Patterns in Suicide Rates Across U.S. States, 1976–2000
Using pooled cross-sectional time-series data for the 50 U.S. states over a 25-year period, this article examines how well four conceptual groups of social correlates—demographic, economic, social, and cultural factors—are associated with the 1976–2000 patterns in overall suicide rates and suicide by firearms and other means. Unlike past research that typically considers only one dimension, this analysis differentiates between spatial and tempora…
A changing epidemiology of suicide? The influence of birth cohorts on suicide rates in the United States
Gender, Race, and the Self in Mental Health and Crime
Strong and consistent gender differences exist in mental health problems and crime. Females suffer more from internalizing problems, including depression and anxiety, while males predominate in externalizing problems, which include delinquency, aggression, and substance abuse. These gender differences vary by race, however. Although gender differences in externalizing problems remain considerable across race, gender differences in internalizing p…
Explaining discrepant findings in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses: An application to U.S. homicide rates
Racial and ethnic differences in risk factors associated with suicidal behavior among young adults in the USA
The higher prevalence of suicidal ideation in non-Hispanic White and Hispanic young adults may be driven by their greater exposure to risk factors, as opposed to differences in the effects of these risk factors. More research is needed to uncover why non-Hispanic White and Hispanic young adults have higher rates of suicidal ideation than their non-Hispanic Black counterparts; yet, rates of suicide attempts are comparable and non-Hispanic White yo…
Beliefs About Suicide Acceptability in the United States: How Do They Affect Suicide Mortality
Results point to the role of cultural factors and social attitudes in suicide. There may be utility in measuring attitudes in assessments of suicide risk
Understanding Changes in Attitudes Toward Suicide Between 1980s and 2010s in the United States
Objectives This study examines individual characteristics associated with suicide acceptability in the United States and how (1) effects of these characteristics on attitudes have changed over time and (2) the degree to which shifts in attitudes are explained by changes in population characteristics. Methods We use General Social Survey (GSS) data from the 1980s ( n = 4,840) and 2010s ( n = 5,607) and conduct an Oaxaca decomposition. Results Alth…
How Does Immigration Affect Suicide? An Analysis of U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Objective Limited research investigates the relationship between levels of immigration, a source of societal integration and regulation, and U.S. suicide rates. We examine the aggregate immigration–suicide link during the 2008–2010 period, in light of the 30‐year high in suicide rates and concern about deleterious effects of immigration on the well‐being of American society. Methods We use data on 250 U.S. metropolitan areas and ordinary least sq…
Variation in African‐american Homicide Rates: An Assessment of Potential Explanations
Using 1990 data for 222 metropolitan areas, this study extends the traditional variables examined in models of homicide and uses regression analysis to test the viability of three alternative theories that may explain high rates of African‐American homicide victimization. The first approach examines the extent to which weak forms of social control have contributed to high homicide rates. The second approach tests the notion that discrimination an…
The new labor market: Immigrants and wages after Irca
We examine the effect of the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA) on migrants ’ wages using data gathered in 39 Mexican communities and their U.S. destination areas. We examine changes in the determinants of wages before and after the passage of IRCA, as well as the effects of its massive legalization program. Migrants ’ wages deteriorated steadily between 1970 and 1995, but IRCA did not foment discrimination against Mexican workers per se. …
White, Black, and Latino Homicide Rates: Why the Difference
The racial homicide differential in the United States is extraordinarily large, with minorities exhibiting much higher homicide rates than non-Latino whites. Several sociological explanations for crime suggest that if whites were subjected to the same structural pressures as minorities, white homicide rates would approach levels currently experienced among minorities. Based on 1990 data for 129 U.S. metropolitan areas, this study quantifies the e…
Understanding Racial Differences in Marital Disruption: Recent Trends and Explanations
We use data from the Current Population Survey to investigate racial differences in recent patterns of marital disruption. Although a leveling in the trend of disruption has occurred for White women since 1980, our results suggest less stabilization in rates of disruption among Black women. We also observe significant differences by race in the effects of key compositional factors on the risk of marital disruption, including age at marriage, educ…
Premarital cohabitation and marital disruption among white, black, and Mexican American women
We use data from the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth (N = 4,547) to investigate racial and ethnic differences in risk factors for marital disruption, with a particular emphasis on premarital cohabitation. We find that the nature and strength of the estimated effects of several risk factors for disruption differ across groups. In particular, premarital cohabitation is positively associated with subsequent marital disruption among non-Hispani…
Explaining discrepant findings in cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses: An application to U.S. homicide rates
Can differential exposure to risk factors explain recent racial and ethnic variation in marital disruption
Gender, Race, and the Self in Mental Health and Crime
Strong and consistent gender differences exist in mental health problems and crime. Females suffer more from internalizing problems, including depression and anxiety, while males predominate in externalizing problems, which include delinquency, aggression, and substance abuse. These gender differences vary by race, however. Although gender differences in externalizing problems remain considerable across race, gender differences in internalizing p…
The link between unemployment and crime rate fluctuations: An analysis at the county, state, and national levels
Racial and ethnic differences in risk factors associated with suicidal behavior among young adults in the USA
The higher prevalence of suicidal ideation in non-Hispanic White and Hispanic young adults may be driven by their greater exposure to risk factors, as opposed to differences in the effects of these risk factors. More research is needed to uncover why non-Hispanic White and Hispanic young adults have higher rates of suicidal ideation than their non-Hispanic Black counterparts; yet, rates of suicide attempts are comparable and non-Hispanic White yo…
Factors Associated With Temporal and Spatial Patterns in Suicide Rates Across U.S. States, 1976–2000
Using pooled cross-sectional time-series data for the 50 U.S. states over a 25-year period, this article examines how well four conceptual groups of social correlates—demographic, economic, social, and cultural factors—are associated with the 1976–2000 patterns in overall suicide rates and suicide by firearms and other means. Unlike past research that typically considers only one dimension, this analysis differentiates between spatial and tempora…
Suicide and the Great Recession of 2007–2009: The role of economic factors in the 50 U.S. states
A changing epidemiology of suicide? The influence of birth cohorts on suicide rates in the United States
Suicide, Sociology of
Testing a Sociological Explanation for Rising Rates of White Mortality
This article is a response to Young's (2016) essay on high white death rates in Kansas. I argue that a focus on external causes would further help researchers theorize about how and why certain behavioral factors link declining white populations to various mortality changes. Additional work that examines changing mortality patterns by sex and race and that extends analyses to the entire nation will provide further tests of Young's thesis. In this…
Beliefs About Suicide Acceptability in the United States: How Do They Affect Suicide Mortality
Results point to the role of cultural factors and social attitudes in suicide. There may be utility in measuring attitudes in assessments of suicide risk
Understanding Changes in Attitudes Toward Suicide Between 1980s and 2010s in the United States
Objectives This study examines individual characteristics associated with suicide acceptability in the United States and how (1) effects of these characteristics on attitudes have changed over time and (2) the degree to which shifts in attitudes are explained by changes in population characteristics. Methods We use General Social Survey (GSS) data from the 1980s ( n = 4,840) and 2010s ( n = 5,607) and conduct an Oaxaca decomposition. Results Alth…
How Does Immigration Affect Suicide? An Analysis of U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Objective Limited research investigates the relationship between levels of immigration, a source of societal integration and regulation, and U.S. suicide rates. We examine the aggregate immigration–suicide link during the 2008–2010 period, in light of the 30‐year high in suicide rates and concern about deleterious effects of immigration on the well‐being of American society. Methods We use data on 250 U.S. metropolitan areas and ordinary least sq…
The role of context in shaping the relationship between physical health and suicide over the life course
U.S. suicide rates are at a thirty-year high while physical health, as measured by life expectancy and pain, has declined, particularly for those without a college degree. We investigate how these patterns may be related by exploring the role of physical health problems in suicide deaths using 2019 data from the National Violent Death Reporting System. We estimate multilevel logistic regression models to examine (1) how individual risk factors ar…
Identifying latent themes in suicide among black and white adolescents and young adults using the National Violent Death Reporting System, 2013-2019
Sociology (17 works) · Demography (15 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Medicine (13 works) · Demography (12 works) · Poison control (11 works) · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (10 works) · Suicide prevention (10 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Economics (8 works)