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Validation Of The Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire And The Reasons For Living Inventory In An Adult Psychiatric Inpatient Sample

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Psychological Assessment

Volume

11

Issue

2

First Page

115

Last Page

123

Abstract

This study investigated the factor structure of the Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (ASIQ) and the Linehan Reasons for Living Inventory (LRFL) in a sample of 205 adult psychiatric inpatients. Confirmatory factor analyses provided moderate support for the construct validity of each instrument. Coefficient alphas for the ASIQ (.98) and LRFL (.93) were high. In addition, a range of different clinical cutoff points was derived for each instrument. Both instruments were also better than chance in differentiating between the suicide attempter and psychiatric control groups. High ASIQ and low LRFL scores were significantly associated with scores on selected Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Content scales. The analyses also indicated that only the ASIQ added to the symptoms of hopelessness and negative affect in differentiating between the suicide attempter and psychiatric control groups. Results suggest that both instruments may be useful screening tests for suicidal behavior in psychiatric long-term care inpatient samples.

Department

Department of Psychology

Original Publication Date

6-1-1999

DOI of published version

10.1037/1040-3590.11.2.115

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