Sociological Analysis of Suicide in Iran Based on analysis of available statistics during 2010-2015

The main issue of this study is the analysis of the social factors that affect suicide in Iran. Emile Durkheim's suicide theory, Agnew's general strain theory, and Gibbs and Martin's status integration theory are the major ideas that have formed the theoretical framework of this research. After reviewing the main theoretical literature in this area, the independent variables of social solidarity, the relational strain, the presentation of negative stimuli and role conflict were used to explain the dependent variable of the suicide rate. This research was conducted using an analysis of available statistics. Available statistics have been collected from the statistical yearbook of the Statistical Center of Iran and Legal Medicine Organization. Data analysis has been done based on statistical methods using SPSS software. Using statistical tests of Pearson correlation and multivariate regression, reviews of the collinearity of the variables and factor analysis have been used to analyze the data. Based on the Factor analysis and regression test R2 (the amount of explained variance) equal to 0.826. The standard beta coefficient of social solidarity and social strain equal to -0.153 and 0.904 respectively. The relationship between role conflict and women's suicide cannot be verified. The relationship between these two variables is not direct but inverse. Accordingly, it seems that social and economic participation is more important than role overload for women.