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- Title
Discovering the etiology of suicide in Iran using Causal Layered Analysis.
- Authors
Heidari, Mohammad; Khanjani, Narges; Haghdoost, Aliakbar
- Abstract
Introduction: Despite a huge number of studies on suicide since the 17th century, its causation almost remains unclear between conjectures of the two main fields of sociology and psychology. . The hypothesis behind the causal layered analysis is that there are several layers of reality. CLA was preferred as a suitable approach for joining the past and future and as a way to create various ways of understanding. We will explain the qualifications of each layer more detailed in the method section. We have applied causal layered analysis (CLA), as a new approach in the social epidemiology to explore the underneath causes of suicide in Iran. Methods: The study consists of several hierarchical layers, deeper layers explained the state of the upper layers and were measured through its approach. Then results in different layers link to each other’s based on CLA assumptions. Litany Layer: Causal layered analysis has a vertical view on a problem like an iceberg with the small observed peak which called a litany. Systemic Layer: This layer observed quantitative data found in the litany was analyzed and interpreted according to the short-term historical facts, including social, political, economic and cultural factors. Worldview: This is the first unconscious layer of CLA, which clarified the hidden discourse behind the systemic causes in the upper layers. Myth and Metaphor: This is the latest layer concerned with the deeper metaphors, stories, and traditions, which have a long historical consequence Results: Based on our analysis, we have constructed four unique CLA models. Each one has its characteristics in different layers and its interpretation. CLA (1): Self-Burning of women in tribal based provinces, CLA (2): Duality of parent’s Addiction- Divorce, CLA 3: Suicide as a reaction to an identity crisis in the metropolis. Conclusion: Rapid shifts in the rate of urbanization, macro-historical events in the politics as well as an invasion of the western civilization on Iranian poetry and literature lead to the fundamental shifts in the social and familial values in addition to revision in the meaning of life. As our younger generation did not prepare spiritually for such a macro social change, they have come to find themselves lonely and hopelessness against such a terrible wave of the changes.
- Subjects
IRAN; CAUSALITY (Physics); CONFERENCES &; conventions; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; SUICIDAL ideation
- Publication
Journal of Safety Promotion & Injury Prevention, 2019, Vol 7, Issue 3, p135
- ISSN
2345-2455
- Publication type
Article