TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Development of a Chinese version of the suicide intent scale
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Gau, Susan S. F.
A1  - Chen, Ching-Ho
A1  - Lee, Charles Tzu-Chi
A1  - Chang, Judy C.
A1  - Cheng, A. T.
SP  - 332
EP  - 342
VL  - 39
IS  - 3
N2  - This study established the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Suicide Intent Scale (SIS) in a clinic- and community-based sample of 36 patients and 592 respondents, respectively. Results showed that the Chinese SIS demonstrated good inter-rater and test-retest reliability. Factor analysis generated three factors (Precautions, Planning, and Seriousness) explaining 92.9% of the total variance with high internal consistency. It was moderately correlated with depressive symptoms. Results suggest that the Chinese SIS is a reliable and valid instrument for use in assessing the extent of suicidal intention among subjects with deliberate self-harm in ethnic Chinese populations.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/suli.2009.39.3.332
ID  - ref1
ER  -