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Factor composition of the Suicide Intent Scale
- Source :
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior. Spring, 1993, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p37, 9 p.
- Publication Year :
- 1993
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Abstract
- An exploratory analysis of the Suicide Intent Scale was performed on a sample of 98 psychiatric inpatients who had made suicide attempts. The factor analysis was performed using a method for polychotomous data, and resulted in a two-factor solution. The Lethal Intent factor contained items pertaining to the subjective level of lethal intent, while the Planning factor contained items largely related to objective planning for the attempt. Preliminary analysis of these factors suggest that the Suicide Intent Scale can be used to evaluate two separate aspects of suicidal behavior.
Details
- ISSN :
- 03630234
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.13799579