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Abstract
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OBJECTIVE: This study examines the validity of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ ) for use among Korean older adults.
METHOD: The sample consisted of 2,000 community-dwelling adults ages 65 or older in Chuncheon, South Korea. I conducted confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) to test the original two-factor model of the INQ15 (thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness), as well as the modified two-factor models of the Korean version of the INQ (K-INQ ) and the 14-item Korean version INQ (K-INQ14). Structural equational modeling (SEM) was used to test whether the INQ scores had convergent validity with suicidal ideation.
RESULTS: CFA results indicate that the modified two-factor model of the K-INQ14 best fit the data for the current sample.
RESULTS from the SEM analyses suggest that both constructs predict suicidal ideation.
CONCLUSIONS: The INQ demonstrates factorial and convergent validity for use among community samples of Korean older adults. The INQ can be used as a two-factor measure of interpersonal needs among this population. In clinical assessment, practitioners who are concerned about their older-adult clients who are reluctant to reveal suicidal ideation can consider using the INQ as a suicide risk assessment tool. © 2022 Society for Social Work and Research. All rights reserved.
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