TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Preliminary Validation of the Multi-Attitude Suicide Tendency (MAST) Scale Using a South African Adolescent Sample
JO  - Journal of child and adolescent mental health
A1  - Paruk, Z.
A1  - Patel, C. J.
A1  - Ramgoon, S.
SP  - 39
EP  - 45
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1728-0583
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -