Resource Tag: UNITED STATES. MAINE

A field study of 5 proximal social psychological variables in a sample (348) of mature, long-term residents of Maine, who were stable in relative rates of suicide, was undertaken to test Farber’s theory of suicide. Farber maintained the probability of suicide is inversely related to the level of hope present in the individual & therefore […]

The formation of a rural suicide prevention centre, the Somerset County Crisis Stabilization Unit, is described. This unit utilizes the local law enforcement agency & is staffed by 2 full-time & 2 part-time crisis workers. Differences noted between urban & rural settings were in time of client contact, violence, age, & the seasonal pattern of […]

A study to explore the feasibility of studying suicide from samples drawn from general populations, using a questionnaire administered to students at the University of Maine. (KB)

An attempt to test empirically Farber’s theory of suicide, focusing on those variables in the social surroundings that determine the environmental component of hope in cultures or sub-cultures. These include the Availability of Succorance, Demands for the Exercising of Competence, Hope in the Future Time Perspective and the Toleration of Suicide. (KB)