Citation

Osman A, Jones K, Osman JR. Psychol. Rep. 1991; 69(1): 271-278.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls 50614-0505.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1961808

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.

Language: en