Validation of the Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire and the Reasons for Living Inventory in an adult psychiatric inpatient sample

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