@article{ref1,
title="Fearlessness about death and suicidal behavior: psychometric properties of the German version of the Revised Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale (ACSS-FAD)",
journal="Psychiatrische Praxis",
year="2014",
author="Spangenberg, Lena and Glaesmer, Heide and Scherer, Anne and Gecht, Judith and Barke, Antonia and Mainz, Verena and Forkmann, Thomas",
volume="43",
number="2",
pages="95-100",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The Acquired Capability of Suicide Scale (ACSS-FAD) assesses fearlessness about death according to the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide. Psychometric properties of the German version of the ACSS-FAD are investigated. <br><br>METHODS: Dimensionality and validity were analysed in a sample of N = 268 undergraduate students. <br><br>RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analysis replicated the unidimensionality of the measure. Correlations with suicidal ideation (r = .05) and self-reported capability for suicide (r = .14) supported the validity of the scale, while the association with depression (r = - .20) is not in line with the theory. Male participants and participants reporting past self-injurious behaviour/suicidal attempts did not show higher levels of fearlessness about death. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The study demonstrates good psychometric properties of the German ACSS-FAD and largely supports the validity of the measure. However, future research needs to further investigate the validity of the ACSS-FAD (i. e. testing the utility of the instrument in predicting suicidal behaviour in patients at risk).<p /> <p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0303-4259",
doi="10.1055/s-0034-1387375",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1387375"
}