1- Urmia University , a.kabiri@urmia.ac.ir
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The issue of suicide has attracted the attention of many researchers in various fields, including psychology and sociology, due to its prevalence in all societies, both traditional and advanced. The main purpose of the present study is to investigate and explain the difference in suicide rates among the provinces of the country. In this study, while critically reviewing sources and theories in the field of social order, a macro-sociological approach has been used to explain the issue of suicide. A comparative-quantitative research method has been implemented using secondary analysis of existing data in the period 2011-2022 with the provincial unit of analysis. The empirical findings indicate that the linear combination of variables explained nearly 0.63 of the variance in the suicide rate among the provinces of the country, and changes in the inflation rate with a beta coefficient of 0.327, unemployment rate with a beta coefficient of 0.220, life satisfaction with a beta coefficient of -0.146, and assessment of the future with a beta coefficient of -0.028 had the greatest impact on the suicide rate, respectively. The two variables, changes in the inflation rate and unemployment rate, had a positive and direct impact on the suicide rate, such that with an increase in the inflation rate and unemployment, we have witnessed an increase in the suicide rate in society. Also, the two variables, life satisfaction and assessment of the future, have had a negative and inverse impact on the dependent variable, namely suicide, meaning that the more these variables have increased in society, the more we have witnessed a decrease in the suicide rate in the provinces of Iran, and vice versa. Thus, in economically and socially disadvantaged provinces, the supporters and controllers of suicidal thoughts, during economic and social pressures, lose their function, effectiveness, and efficiency in protecting the individual against risky behaviors such as suicide, and the individual sees himself as helpless, weak, alienated, and desperate in the face of rapid, uncoordinated, and severe economic changes, and suicide attempts increase.
Type of Article: Original Research |
Subject:
Social problems
Received: 2026/02/27 | Accepted: 2026/05/4
Received: 2026/02/27 | Accepted: 2026/05/4
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