VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF A SELF-REPORT SUICIDE IDEATION SCALE FOR USE WITH ADOLESCENTS

Authors
DEMAN AF LEDUC CP
Citation
Af. Deman et Cp. Leduc, VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF A SELF-REPORT SUICIDE IDEATION SCALE FOR USE WITH ADOLESCENTS, Social behavior and personality, 22(3), 1994, pp. 261-266
Citations number
32
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Social
Journal title
Social behavior and personality → ACNP
ISSN journal
03012212
Volume
22
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
261 - 266
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-2212(1994)22:3<261:VAROAS>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
English-Canadian high school students (60 boys, 51 girls) participated in a study of the reliability and validity of a self-report version o f the Scale for Suicide Ideation. Item analysis, coefficient alpha, an d split-half coefficient suggested good reliability. Correlations with selected personality variables were obtained. Associations were found between suicide ideation and measures of self-esteem, external locus of control, anomy, negative stress, and depression. The scale's correl ational characteristics agreed with findings reported in the literatur e.