title: [Development of a short version of the Suicide Intervention Response Inventory].
abstract: A Japanese version of the Suicide Intervention Response Inventory (SIRI-J) had been developed, but needed improvement especially with respect to the number of items. This study was designed to develop and evaluate a short version of the SIRI-J (SIRI-JS). Study 1 used factor analysis, which revealed that the SIRI-J included two components. On the basis of these results, we extracted five items from each component, added three items to represent practical crisis-intervention situations, and drafted the SIRI-JS with 13 items. We also confirmed a strong correlation between the original subscales and those of the short version. Study 2 reconfirmed the validity and reliability of the new measure. In summary, we demonstrated that the SIRI-JS is suitable for assessing the effects of suicide-prevention training.
authors.affiliation: Hokkaido University of Education, Hokumon-cho, Asahikawa 070-8621, Japan. daisuke@a.hokkyodai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kawashima
authors.forename: Kawano
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kenji
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000092864:Suicide Prevention