A psychometric investigation of the Suicide Status Form II with a psychiatric inpatient sample.
We investigated the psychometric validity and reliability of the Suicide Status Form-II (SSF-II) developed by Jobes, Jacoby, Cimbolic, and Hustead (1997). Participants were 149 psychiatric inpatients (108 suicidal; 41 nonsuicidal) at the Mayo Clinic. Each participant completed assessment measures within 24 hours of admission and 48-72 hours later. Factor analyses of the SSF core assessment produced a robust two-factor solution reflecting chronic and acute response styles. The SSF core assessment had good to excellent convergent and criterion validity; pre-post SSF ratings also demonstrated moderate test-retest reliability. The results replicated previous research and show that the SSF-II is psychometrically sound with a high-risk suicidal inpatient sample.
Conrad
Amy K
AK
Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Jacoby
Aaron M
AM
Jobes
David A
DA
Lineberry
Timothy W
TW
Shea
Catherine E
CE
Arnold Ewing
Theresa D
TD
Schmid
Phyllis J
PJ
Ellenbecker
Susan M
SM
Lee
Joy L
JL
Fritsche
Kathryn
K
Grenell
Jennifer A
JA
Gehin
Jessica M
JM
Kung
Simon
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult; D000092864:Suicide Prevention