Citation

Buitron V, Hill RM, Cabrera V, Pettit JW. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2022; 52(5): 857-865.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12869

PMID

35403736

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide (ITS) implicates thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness as casually related to suicide desire. The self-report Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ) is the most commonly used measure to assess belongingness and burdensomeness, including in youth. No parent-report version of the INQ exists. The current study adapted the ten-item version of the INQ (INQ-10) for parent report of youth belongingness and burdensomeness, thereby moving ITS research in youth to a multi-informant measurement approach, and examined its factor structure and convergent and concurrent validity.
METHODS: Participants were 168 clinic-referred youths ages 9-17 years (58.9% female; Mage  = 11.91) and their parents.
RESULTS: Findings supported a two-factor structure of the parent INQ. In support of convergent and concurrent validity, parent-reported belongingness and burdensomeness were significantly associated with youth-reported belongingness and burdensomeness, suicide ideation, anxiety symptoms, depressive symptoms, and impairment.
CONCLUSIONS: The current study provides initial support the INQ-parent version as a valid measure to complement youth self-reports of belongingness and burdensomeness.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Risk Factors; Child; Female; Male; Adolescent; youth; Suicidal Ideation; thwarted belongingness; Surveys and Questionnaires; depression; anxiety; suicide ideation; Interpersonal Relations; Psychological Theory; perceived burdensomeness