Construct Validity of the Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale: Factor Structure, Convergent and Discriminant Validity

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 291-302

  Rimkeviciene, Jurgita ^a   Hawgood, Jacinta ^a   O’Gorman, John ^a   De Leo, Diego ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFA; Factor structure; Self harm; Suicidal behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED CAPABILITY FOR SUICIDE SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER ASSESSMENT; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONVERGENT VALIDITY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; DIVORCED PERSON; DYING; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITEM TOTAL CORRELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; PREDICTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 84991087076     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-016-9576-4     Document Type: Article

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