@article{ref1,
title="The German Version of the Interpersonal Hopelessness Scale (IHS)",
journal="Verhaltenstherapie",
year="2022",
author="Forkmann, T. and Schwitzky, S. and Plein, L. and Rath, D. and Teismann, T. and Holler, I.",
volume="32",
number="1-2",
pages="45-54",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Given the potential impact of interpersonal hopelessness on active suicide ideation as postulated by the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide [IPTS; Joiner, 2005], this study aimed to present and psychometrically evaluate the German version of the Interpersonal Hopelessness Scale [IHS; Tucker et al., 2018], the IHS-d. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional online survey including the 10 IHS-d items with N = 437 participants (75.1% female) between 18 and 71 years of age (M = 29.75, SD = 11.25) was conducted. The factorial structure was examined via a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Additionally, construct validity and reliability were evaluated. <br><br>RESULTS: The CFA indicated a two- rather than a one-factor solution. The two subscales (interpersonal hopelessness regarding perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness) reached high factor loadings ≥0.75; inter-item-correlations, r ≥ 0.60, item-scale-correlations, rit ≥ 0.71 and internal consistencies αPB= 0.93; αTB= 0.92. <br><br>DISCUSSION: The IHS-d failed to reproduce the one-dimensionality of the English version but showed good psychometric properties for both identified subscales. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The application of the IHS-d expands our understanding of the role of hopelessness in the development of suicidal ideation and thus could be considered to be integrated in suicide risk assessment. c 2022 S. Karger AG, Basel. © 2022 S. Karger AG. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="1016-6262",
doi="10.1159/000522304",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000522304"
}