Citation

Conrad AK, Jacoby AM, Jobes DA, Lineberry TW, Shea CE, Arnold Ewing TD, Schmid PJ, Ellenbecker SM, Lee JL, Fritsche K, Grenell JA, Gehin JM, Kung S. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2009; 39(3): 307-320.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1521/suli.2009.39.3.307

PMID

19606922

Abstract

We investigated the psychometric validity and reliability of the Suicide Status Form-II (SSF-II) developed by Jobes, Jacoby, Cimbolic, and Hustead (1997). Participants were 149 psychiatric inpatients (108 suicidal; 41 nonsuicidal) at the Mayo Clinic. Each participant completed assessment measures within 24 hours of admission and 48-72 hours later. Factor analyses of the SSF core assessment produced a robust two-factor solution reflecting chronic and acute response styles. The SSF core assessment had good to excellent convergent and criterion validity; pre-post SSF ratings also demonstrated moderate test-retest reliability. The results replicated previous research and show that the SSF-II is psychometrically sound with a high-risk suicidal inpatient sample.

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