@article{ref1,
title="The Reasons for Living Inventory: psychometric properties",
journal="Psychological reports",
year="1991",
author="Osman, A. and Jones, K. and Osman, J. R.",
volume="69",
number="1",
pages="271-278",
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 &quot;extremely important,&quot; while only four were suggested as &quot;not at all important&quot; reasons for not committing suicide.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-2941",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}