Citation

Williams CL, Cero I, Gauthier JM, Witte T. Death Stud. 2018; 42(10): 616-626.

Affiliation

a Department of Psychology , Auburn University United States.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481187.2017.1416431

PMID

29364787

Abstract

A major limitation of research on attitudes toward suicide is that most measures lack evidence of a stable factor structure. To investigate the structure of the recently developed Stigma of Suicide Scale-Short Form (SOSS-SF), we conducted an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) in a sample of 499 undergraduates.

RESULTS revealed a 3-factor structure: Stigma, Isolation/Depression, and Glorification/Normalization. We also identified good convergent and discriminant validity between the SOSS-SF and related constructs. In a separate sample of 570 undergraduates, a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) demonstrated adequate fit for the 3-factor model. Additionally, a multiple group CFA demonstrated invariance across gender.

Language: en