@article{ref1,
title="The Self-Injury Questionnaire: evaluation of the psychometric properties in a clinical population",
journal="Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing",
year="2006",
author="Santa Mina, E. E. and Links, Paul and Gallop, R. and Grewal, P. and Pringle, D. and Wekerle, Christine and Heslegrave, Ron",
volume="13",
number="2",
pages="221-227",
abstract="This paper presents the findings, from a clinical study, on the reliability and validity of a new measure for intentions in self-harm behaviour, the Self-Injury Questionnaire (SIQ). Eighty-three patients, who had presented to an emergency department with an episode of self-harm/suicidal behaviour, were given the SIQ as part of a battery of measures to evaluate differentiation in self-harm intentions based upon a history of childhood physical and/or sexual abuse. The internal consistency for the total scale was strong (alpha = 0.83). Construct validity demonstrated significant correlations with standardized measures. A principle component analysis of responses yielded a five-factor solution with 'affect regulation' items loading on the first factor. Cronbach's alphas were adequate for each subscale (alpha = 0.72-0.77). These preliminary findings indicate that the SIQ is a valid and reliable measure for research in an acute self-harming population.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1351-0126",
doi="10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00944.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00944.x"
}