TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - The Self-Injury Questionnaire: evaluation of the psychometric properties in a clinical population
JO  - Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
A1  - Santa Mina, E. E.
A1  - Links, Paul
A1  - Gallop, R.
A1  - Grewal, P.
A1  - Pringle, D.
A1  - Wekerle, Christine
A1  - Heslegrave, Ron
SP  - 221
EP  - 227
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1351-0126
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00944.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -