TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - The German Version of the Interpersonal Hopelessness Scale (IHS)
JO  - Verhaltenstherapie
A1  - Forkmann, T.
A1  - Schwitzky, S.
A1  - Plein, L.
A1  - Rath, D.
A1  - Teismann, T.
A1  - Holler, I.
SP  - 45
EP  - 54
VL  - 32
IS  - 1-2
N2  - 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>
LA  - de
SN  - 1016-6262
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000522304
ID  - ref1
ER  -