Thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness: Construct validity and psychometric properties of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 197-215

  Van Orden, Kimberly A ^a   Cukrowicz, Kelly C ^b   Witte, Tracy K ^c   Joiner, Thomas E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interpersonal needs questionnaire; Interpersonal theory of suicide; Perceived burdensomeness; Suicide; Thwarted belongingness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BASIC NEED SATISFACTION IN LIFE SCALE; BECK SCALE FOR SUICIDE IDEATION; BELONGING SUPPORT SUBSCALE OF THE INTERPERSONAL SUPPORT EVALUATION LIST; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC SUICIDE IDEATION SCALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL NEEDS QUESTIONNAIRE; INTERPERSONAL THEORY OF SUICIDE; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PERCEIVED BURDENSOMENESS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY TO FAMILY SUBSCALE OF THE REASONS FOR LIVING INVENTORY; SELF LIKING SELF COMPETENCE SCALE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL WORTH; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; THEORY; THWARTED BELONGINGNESS; UCLA LONELINESS SCALE; AGED; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861221007     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025358     Document Type: Article

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