@article{ref1,
title="Examining factors influencing the differential reporting of suicide attempt history among undergraduates at elevated suicide risk",
journal="Archives of suicide research",
year="2021",
author="Albury, Evan A. and Hom, Melanie A. and Stanley, Ian H. and Joiner, Thomas E.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="AIM: Prior studies suggest that individuals may respond inconsistently to different assessments of suicide attempt (SA) history; yet, little is known regarding why inconsistent reporting of SA history may occur. The overarching goal of this study was to examine individuals' self-reported reasons for inconsistently responding to different self-report measures designed to assess SA history. <br><br>METHODS: Young adults who reported a lifetime history of suicidal ideation (N = 141) completed three different self-report measures of SA history: the (1) Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS), (2) Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R), and (3) Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Short Form (SITBI-SF). All measures were administered in a randomized order to control for potential order effects. Descriptive statistics were used to test study aims. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the sample, 75% of participants denied an SA history across all three measures, 16% reported an SA history across all measures (&quot;consistent responders&quot;), and 9% responded inconsistently to SA history measures (&quot;inconsistent responders&quot;). Of the 9% (n = 12) of participants who inconsistently responded to SA history measures, the most commonly reported reasons for inconsistent reporting were that the definition of the term &quot;attempt&quot; was not made clear and that the participant did not read the SA history probes carefully. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings from this study underscore a need for increased efforts to improve SA history assessments.HIGHLIGHTSSome individuals may provide inconsistent responses across different suicide attempt measures.Confusion about the definition of a &quot;suicide attempt&quot; may lead to inconsistent responding.Further research is needed to improve our assessment of suicide attempt history.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1381-1118",
doi="10.1080/13811118.2021.1885535",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13811118.2021.1885535"
}