TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Fearlessness about death and suicidal behavior: psychometric properties of the German version of the Revised Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale (ACSS-FAD)
JO  - Psychiatrische Praxis
A1  - Spangenberg, Lena
A1  - Glaesmer, Heide
A1  - Scherer, Anne
A1  - Gecht, Judith
A1  - Barke, Antonia
A1  - Mainz, Verena
A1  - Forkmann, Thomas
SP  - 95
EP  - 100
VL  - 43
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVES: The Acquired Capability of Suicide Scale (ACSS-FAD) assesses fearlessness about death according to the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide. Psychometric properties of the German version of the ACSS-FAD are investigated. <br><br>METHODS: Dimensionality and validity were analysed in a sample of N = 268 undergraduate students. <br><br>RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analysis replicated the unidimensionality of the measure. Correlations with suicidal ideation (r = .05) and self-reported capability for suicide (r = .14) supported the validity of the scale, while the association with depression (r = - .20) is not in line with the theory. Male participants and participants reporting past self-injurious behaviour/suicidal attempts did not show higher levels of fearlessness about death. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The study demonstrates good psychometric properties of the German ACSS-FAD and largely supports the validity of the measure. However, future research needs to further investigate the validity of the ACSS-FAD (i. e. testing the utility of the instrument in predicting suicidal behaviour in patients at risk).<p />  <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0303-4259
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1387375
ID  - ref1
ER  -