Psychometric properties of the suicidal behaviors questionnaire
CR Cotton, DK Peters, LM Range�- Death studies, 1995 - Taylor & Francis
CR Cotton, DK Peters, LM Range
Death studies, 1995•Taylor & FrancisIn order to assess the reliability and validity of Cole's (1988) four-item version of the Suicidal
Behaviors Quesionnaire (SBQ), 57 clinical outpatients completed it and the Reasons for
Living Inventory (RFL), and 86 undergraduates completed it and the Scale for Suicide
Ideation (SSI). Two weeks later, 30 undergraduates completed the SBQ again. Cronbach
alphas were moderate (clinical sample=. 75; nonlinical sample=. 80). Test-retest correlations
were also significant (r= 95). The SBQ and SSI were significantly correlated (r=. 69). The�…
Behaviors Quesionnaire (SBQ), 57 clinical outpatients completed it and the Reasons for
Living Inventory (RFL), and 86 undergraduates completed it and the Scale for Suicide
Ideation (SSI). Two weeks later, 30 undergraduates completed the SBQ again. Cronbach
alphas were moderate (clinical sample=. 75; nonlinical sample=. 80). Test-retest correlations
were also significant (r= 95). The SBQ and SSI were significantly correlated (r=. 69). The�…
Abstract
In order to assess the reliability and validity of Cole's (1988) four-item version of the Suicidal Behaviors Quesionnaire (SBQ), 57 clinical outpatients completed it and the Reasons for Living Inventory (RFL), and 86 undergraduates completed it and the Scale for Suicide Ideation (SSI). Two weeks later, 30 undergraduates completed the SBQ again. Cronbach alphas were moderate (clinical sample = .75; nonlinical sample = .80). Test-retest correlations were also significant (r = 95). The SBQ and SSI were significantly correlated (r =.69). The SBQ and RFL were also significantly correlated (r = −.34), although modestly. In view of its moderate to strong reliability, its construct and fact validity, its ease of administration and scoring, and its brevity, the SBQ is recommended as a brief screening instrument for suicidiality for researchers and clinicians.
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