@article{ref1,
title="Preliminary Validation of the Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency (MAST) Scale Using a South African Adolescent Sample",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent mental health",
year="2009",
author="Paruk, Z. and Patel, C. J. and Ramgoon, S.",
volume="21",
number="1",
pages="39-45",
abstract="OBJECTIVE:The factor structure of the Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency (MAST) scale was examined using a sample of non-white South African adolescents. <br><br>METHOD: The MAST scale was administered to 205 secondary school students between 13 and 20 years of age. <br><br>RESULTS: The scale demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency with alpha values being in line with previous studies using the instrument. Factor analysis confirmed the original four-factor structure of the scale. Strong support was found for the Repulsion by Death (RD) and Attraction to Life (AL) subscales of the instrument; with moderate support for the Atttraction to Death (AD) and Repulsion by Life (RL) subscales. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The authors conclude that the generalisability of the MAST can be improved by the inclusion of more culturally relevant items<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1728-0583",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}