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The Interpersonal Psychological Theory of Suicide in Italian University Students: Validation of the INQ-15 and the ACSS-FAD.
- Source :
- Assessment; Jul2024, Vol. 31 Issue 5, p1070-1088, 19p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- In the frame of the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide (IPTS), Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ-15) assesses thwarted belongingness (TB) and perceived burdensomeness (PB), related to suicidal ideation (SI); Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale–Fearlessness About Death (ACSS-FAD) measures this component which contributes to lethal self-harm. The objective was to evaluate the psychometric properties of INQ-15 and ACSS-FAD in a population of Italian university students. Since the Italian INQ-15 was already validated, we translated ACSS-FAD through a multistage procedure and administered both to 1,665 Italian university students. Factor analysis confirmed a two-factor-related model of INQ-15, one factor of ACSS-FAD, and good reliability for both. We proved the association between INQ-15 and current SI and between ACSS-FAD and lifetime suicidal planning and/or suicide attempt. The convergent and discriminant validities were in line with those of previous studies. Both tools are valid and reliable to assess the constructs associated with suicide outcomes according to IPTS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ATTITUDES toward death
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
SELF-esteem testing
SUICIDAL ideation
T-test (Statistics)
DATA analysis
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
QUESTIONNAIRES
VISUAL analog scale
RESEARCH evaluation
MANN Whitney U Test
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PSYCHOLOGY
SUICIDAL behavior
STATE-Trait Anxiety Inventory
PSYCHOMETRICS
RESEARCH methodology
STATISTICS
THEORY
PSYCHOLOGY of college students
SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
FACTOR analysis
DATA analysis software
DISCRIMINANT analysis
PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10731911
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Assessment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177534373
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911231203971