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Chia, Boon-Hock; Franzco, Audrey Chia; Ng, Wai-Yee; Tai, Bee-Choo – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2011
The choice of suicide methods varies between countries. Common methods used in Singapore between 2000 and 2004 were jumping (72.4%), hanging (16.6%), and poisoning (5.9%). Those who jumped were more likely to be young, single, female, and to have had a major mental illness. By comparison, those who hung themselves were more likely to be older (OR…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Suicide, Foreign Countries, Racial Differences
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Paul, Emily Pakivathy; Phua, Seok Kheng – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2011
Increasing lecturer turnover rates and fewer qualified recruits choosing a career in academia threaten the integrity of the tertiary education system in Singapore. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the relationship between lecturers' job satisfaction levels in a public tertiary institution and selected demographic variables. The study…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Public Colleges