@article{ref1,
title="Enhancing the assessment of resiliency to suicide ideation among older adults: the development and initial validation of the Reasons for Living-Suicide Resiliency Scale (RFL-SR)",
journal="Clinical gerontologist",
year="2019",
author="Wadhwa, Sonia and Heisel, Marnin J.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="<b>Objectives</b>: To derive a brief late-life suicide resiliency scale from the 69-item Reasons for Living Scale-Older Adult version (RFL-OA). <b>Methods:</b> We conducted a series of secondary analyses of RFL-OA data (N = 204) from a dataset combining: 1. A follow-up assessment of nursing home residents in the Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale (GSIS) development study; 2. A trial of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) with suicidal older adults; 3. A longitudinal study of risk and resiliency to late-life suicide ideation. We specifically assessed the distributions of RFL-OA items and their associations with suicide ideation and behavior to create an RFL-Suicide Resiliency subscale (RFL-SR); we then tested the psychometric properties of this measure's items drawn from the larger RFL-OA. <b>Results:</b> Nine RFL-OA items were significantly associated with suicide ideation and history of suicide behavior and were not highly correlated with social desirability. Psychometric analyses supported the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity of this scale. <b>Conclusions:</b> The items of the RFL-SR demonstrated strong psychometric properties with older adults in clinical and community settings. <b>Clinical Implications:</b> The RFL-SR may make a useful addition to suicide risk assessment in gerontological research and clinical practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0731-7115",
doi="10.1080/07317115.2019.1675840",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07317115.2019.1675840"
}