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Rural-urban differences in reasons for living
Objective: The suicide rate in Australia is cause for concern, especially the increase in attempted and completed suicides in rural and regional locations. The present study examined reasons for choosing not to commit suicide as a function of residential location. Method: The study involved 655 Victorian residents from four population-based strata; urban, regional city, regional town, and rural. Results: Results from the Reasons for Living Inventory revealed significant differences as a function of residential location. Overall, residents in rural locations reported having significantly more to live for than their urban counterparts. Further analysis of six reasons for living (child, family, moral, social, coping and death-related concerns) showed a pattern whereby residents in rural locations reported having the most to live for, followed by regional residents, and urban residents who reported having the least to live for. Conclusions: These findings are in contrast to increase of suicide rates in rural areas, and highlight the need for a greater understanding of the mechanisms underlying suicidal behaviour.
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Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatryVolume
36Issue
5Pagination
688 - 692Publisher
SAGE PublicationsLocation
London, Eng.Publisher DOI
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0004-8674eISSN
1440-1614Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2002, SAGEUsage metrics
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