TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Attitudes toward life and death among Chinese adolescents: the Chinese version of the multi-attitude suicide tendency scale
JO  - Death studies
A1  - Wong, Wing S.
A1  - Wong, Wing S
SP  - 91
EP  - 110
VL  - 28
IS  - 2
N2  - The psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency Scale were examined in a sample of 415 Chinese adolescents. Confirmatory factor analyses of the present data disconfirmed the original 4-factor structure. Exploratory factor analysis was then conducted to explore the underlying structure of the data set. A revised 4-factor structure, with a number of differences in item factor loadings, was obtained for the present sample. The scale also demonstrated good internal consistency and convergent validity with the Depression Self-Rating Scale and Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire. Distinct profiles of the scale were shown on non-suicidals, suicide ideators, and suicide attempters. Discrepant findings from previous work were discussed.
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SN  - 0748-1187
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -