@article{ref1,
title="The Risk-Taking and Self-Harm Inventory for Adolescents: validation of the Italian version (RTSHIA-I)",
journal="Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)",
year="2023",
author="Valle, Annalisa and Cavalli, Giulia and Miraglia, Laura and Bracaglia, Edoardo Alfredo and Fonagy, Peter and Di Dio, Cinzia and Marchetti, Antonella",
volume="13",
number="4",
pages="-",
abstract="The aim of the present paper is to establish the factorial validity and reliability of the Risk-Taking and Self-Harm Inventory for Adolescents (RTSHIA), proposed by Vrouva and colleagues in 2010, in an Italian sample. The RTSHIA measures both Risk-Taking and Self-Harm behavior in adolescents. We administered the scale to a total of 1292 Italian adolescents from 9th to 12th grade; to verify the validity of the scale, we also assessed emotion regulation and psychopathological traits. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) (N = 638) and the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) (N = 660) confirmed the original two-factor structure of the RTSHIA (Risk-Taking and Self-Harm). The only differences in the Italian version of the RTSHIA (RTSHIA-I) were that one item was moved from the original Risk-Taking factor to the Italian Self-Harm factor, and another item that was not included in the original RTSHIA is now part of the Risk-Taking factor in the Italian version. The reliability of the RTSHIA-I is also confirmed, and both factors correlate with emotion regulation and externalizing/internalizing traits. Our results suggest that the RTSHIA-I is a useful tool for assessing Risk-Taking and Self-Harm behaviors in Italian adolescents, and the correlational patterns indicate that these behaviors may be related to difficulties in mentalization skills.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2076-328X",
doi="10.3390/bs13040321",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bs13040321"
}