Faculty Publications
The Reasons For Living Inventory: Psychometric Properties.
Document Type
Article
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Psychological reports
Volume
69
Issue
1
First Page
271
Last Page
278
Abstract
The test-retest reliability, internal consistency reliability, normative, and item analysis data of the Reasons for Living Inventory were investigated in a sample of 116 college students. The inventory has six subscales, each of which assesses a category of adaptive beliefs and expectations considered reasons for not committing suicide. The inventory was administered twice, with a 3-week interval between testings. Test-retest coefficients for the men, women, and total sample were moderate to high. The alpha coefficients and item-total correlations for the subscales and the total inventory provided strong support for internal consistency. 26 items were consistently endorsed by 30% or more of our total sample as "extremely important," while only four were suggested as "not at all important" reasons for not committing suicide.
Original Publication Date
1-1-1991
DOI of published version
10.2466/pr0.1991.69.1.271
Recommended Citation
Osman, A.; Jones, K.; and Osman, J. R., "The Reasons For Living Inventory: Psychometric Properties." (1991). Faculty Publications. 4573.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/4573
