@article{ref1,
title="Dimensionality of thoughts of death and suicide: Evidence from a study of homeless adolescents",
journal="Social indicators research",
year="2008",
author="Yoder, K.A. and Whitbeck, L.B. and Hoyt, D.R.",
volume="86",
number="1",
pages="83-100",
abstract="This study used data from a sample of 444 homeless adolescents to determine whether thoughts of death and suicide form one construct (unidimensionality) or two distinct but correlated constructs (multi-dimensionality). Thoughts of death and suicide were common in the sample; over two-thirds of the adolescents positively endorsed at least one of the eight death- or suicide-related items. Evidence regarding dimensionality was mixed. Exploratory factor analysis results and similarity coefficients supported one construct; confirmatory factor analysis and external consistency results provided evidence for two constructs. The results were reconciled by considering suicidality as a continuum from thoughts of death to suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and completed suicide. © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0303-8300",
doi="10.1007/s11205-007-9095-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-007-9095-5"
}