Citation

Rogers JR, Lewis MM, Subich LM. J. Couns. Dev. 2002; 80(4): 493-502.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, John Wiley & Sons)

DOI

10.1002/j.1556-6678.2002.tb00216.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Validity of the Suicide Assessment Checklist (SAC; J.R. Rogers, 1990) was investigated in a sample of 1,969 admissions to a psychiatric emergency crisis center. Internal consistency reliability for rated items of the SAC was.87. Supporting construct-related validity, total score differences were found in the expected directions as a function of referral reason. Convergent validity was based on observed correlations between selected SAC items and conceptually similar items on the Beck Depression Inventory (A.T. Beck, 1970). Supporting criterion-related validity, total score differences in the expected directions were found as a function of disposition setting. Recommendations are made for the use of the SAC in the practice of counseling.

Language: en