Citation

Clum GA, Yang B. Psychol. Assess. 1995; 7(1): 122-125.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/1040-3590.7.1.122

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The Modified Scale for Suicide Ideation (MSSI; I.W. Miller, W.H. Norman, S.B. Bishop, & M.G. Dow, 1986) is a self-report measure used to assess suicidality. The present study was designed to provide additional assessment of the psychometric properties of the MSSI by (a) studying it in a severe and chronic sample of suicidal ideators (aged 18-24 years); (b) examining its stability and factor structure; and (c) comparing the MSSI with the Scale for Suicide Ideation (A. Beck, M. Kovacs, & A. Weissman, 1979), an interview-based measure of suicide ideation. The results provide additional data suggesting that the MSSI has satisfactory reliability and validity and that it can be used as a measure of suicide ideation with some confidence. © 1995 American Psychological Association.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; female; male; suicide attempt; article; controlled study; normal human; psychologic assessment; human experiment