@article{ref1,
title="Measuring attitudes towards suicide: Preliminary evaluation of an attitude towards suicide scale",
journal="Comprehensive psychiatry",
year="2016",
author="Cwik, Jan Christopher and Till, Benedikt and Bieda, Angela and Blackwell, Simon E. and Walter, Carolin and Teismann, Tobias",
volume="72",
number="",
pages="56-65",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Our study aimed to validate a previously published scale assessing attitudes towards suicide. Factor structure, convergent and discriminant validity, and predictive validity were investigated. <br><br>METHOD: Adult German participants (N=503; mean age=24.74years; age range=18-67years) anonymously completed a set of questionnaires. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted, and incongruous items were deleted. Subsequently, scale properties of the reduced scale and its construct validity were analyzed. A confirmatory factor analysis was then conducted in an independent sample (N=266; mean age=28.77years; age range=18-88years) to further confirm the factor structure of the questionnaire. <br><br>RESULTS: Parallel analysis indicated a three-factor solution, which was also supported by confirmatory factor analysis: right to commit suicide, interpersonal gesture and resilience. The subscales demonstrated acceptable construct and discriminant validity. Cronbach's α for the subscales ranged from 0.67 to 0.83, explaining 49.70% of the total variance. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Positive attitudes towards suicide proved to be predictive of suicide risk status, providing preliminary evidence for the utility of the scale. Future studies aiming to reproduce the factor structure in a more heterogeneous sample are warranted.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0010-440X",
doi="10.1016/j.comppsych.2016.09.008",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2016.09.008"
}