Cross-cultural study of the thwarting disorientation theory of suicide
Journal of Abnormal Psychology • Vol/Iss. 73 • Published In • Pages: 353-357 •
By Krauss, Herbert H., Krauss, Beatrice J.
Hypothesis
"There should be a positive correlation between the total number of suicides recorded and the number of thwarting disorientation situations scored present for each society" (354)
Test Name | Support | Significance | Coefficient | Tail |
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Pearson’s product-moment correlation | Supported | p<.01 | .36 | UNKNOWN |
Variable Name | Variable Type | OCM Term(s) |
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Thwarting Disorientation Situations | Independent | NONE |
Thwarting Disorientation Suicides | Dependent | Suicide |