title: Development of a Chinese version of the Suicide Intent Scale.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University Hospital.
authors.forename: Susan S F
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Gau
authors.forename: Chin-Hung
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Charles T C
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jung-Chen
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Andrew T A
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013405:Suicide / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D013624:Taiwan; D014175:Translating; D055815:Young Adult