Citation

Chou KL, Jun LW, Chi I. Aging Ment. Health 2005; 9(2): 167-171.

Affiliation

Sau Po Centre on Aging, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/13607860412331336805

PMID

15804635

Abstract

The psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale (GSIS-C) were investigated in a sample of 154 Hong Kong Chinese older adults. The internal consistency, test-retest reliability, face validity, convergent and divergent validities of the GSIS-C were assessed and all of them were well above acceptable levels. The GSIS-C demonstrated excellent internal consistency including the four subscales and the test-retest reliability of the GSIS-C was also good. In terms of convergent validity, the GSIS-C correlated significantly and positively with depression (assessed by CES-D), loneliness (assessed by Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale), and hopelessness (assessed by Beck Hopelessness Scale). The divergent validity of the GSIS-C was demonstrated by the negative but significant, association between the GSIS-C and two variables including self-rated health status and life satisfaction (assessed by Life Satisfaction Inventory-Version A).