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Keywords

College students--Suicidal behavior--Risk assessment; Suicide--Risk factors--Testing; Academic theses;

Abstract

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Suicide Resilience Inventory-25 (SRl-25; Osman et al., 2004) among Chinese and American college students. This instrument was designed to tap into the factors that help defend against suicidal thoughts and behaviors and includes three factors: Internal Protective (IP), External Protective (EP), and Emotional Control (EC). Three hundred and eighteen Chinese college students and 328 American college students completed the Chinese or English version of the SRI-25, the Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency scale (MAST; Orbach et al., 1991), and the Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R; Osman et al., 2001). American participants scored significantly higher on the SRI-25 total score and each subscale than their Chinese counterparts. American female students scored significantly higher than American male students on external protective factors; however, there were no significant gender differences on the subscales of the SRI-25 among Chinese students. The SRI-25 total score significantly correlated with the SBQ-R and all MAST subscales except Repulsion by Death in both countries. The SRl-25 showed adequate psychometric properties in both cultures as well as an ability to distinguish between American and Chinese college student samples.

Year of Submission

2007

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

Department of Psychology

First Advisor

Helen Harton

Second Advisor

Seth Brown

Third Advisor

Kimberly MacLin

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Date Original

2007

Object Description

1 PDF file (108 leaves)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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Psychology Commons

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