@article{ref1,
title="Why young people do not kill themselves: the Reasons for Living Inventory for adolescents",
journal="Journal of clinical child psychology",
year="2000",
author="Gutierrez, Peter M. and Osman, A. and Kopper, B. A. and Barrios, Francisco X.",
volume="29",
number="2",
pages="177-187",
abstract="Assessed the reliability, validity, and predictive power of a new measure, the Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents (RFL-A; Osman et al., 1998). A group of 206 (101 boys and 105 girls) adolescent psychiatric inpatients completed the RFL-A, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for Adolescents (Butcher et al., 1992), and a packet of self-report measures. Additional information about the patients including diagnosis and suicide status were obtained from their medical records. It was determined that the RFL-A is a valid and reliable measure of adolescent suicide risk potential. Additionally, the RFL-A possesses better predictive power than the Beck Hopelessness Scale (Beck, Weissman, Lester, & Trexler, 1974). A discussion of the clinical and research utility of the RFL-A is included along with suggestions for future research.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0047-228X",
doi="10.1207/S15374424jccp2902_4",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/S15374424jccp2902_4"
}