@article{ref1,
title="Assessing Chinese older adults' suicidal ideation: Chinese version of the Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale",
journal="Aging and mental health",
year="2005",
author="Chi, I. and Jun, L. W. and Chou, Kee-Lee and Chou, Kee-lee",
volume="9",
number="2",
pages="167-171",
abstract="The psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale (GSIS-C) were investigated in a sample of 154 Hong Kong Chinese older adults. The internal consistency, test-retest reliability, face validity, convergent and divergent validities of the GSIS-C were assessed and all of them were well above acceptable levels. The GSIS-C demonstrated excellent internal consistency including the four subscales and the test-retest reliability of the GSIS-C was also good. In terms of convergent validity, the GSIS-C correlated significantly and positively with depression (assessed by CES-D), loneliness (assessed by Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale), and hopelessness (assessed by Beck Hopelessness Scale). The divergent validity of the GSIS-C was demonstrated by the negative but significant, association between the GSIS-C and two variables including self-rated health status and life satisfaction (assessed by Life Satisfaction Inventory-Version A).",
language="",
issn="1360-7863",
doi="10.1080/13607860412331336805",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607860412331336805"
}