title: Validation of the Chinese version of the Reynolds' Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire: psychometric properties and its short version.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study aims to validate the Chinese version of the Reynolds' Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire (SIQ) in a Chinese society and explore a convenient short version.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of 711 cases was derived from two territory-wide surveys of Hong Kong adolescents aged between 15 and 19 years old.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The SIQ and the Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire-Junior (SIQ-JR) demonstrated good reliability and concurrent validity among Hong Kong adolescents. However, the factor structure for both SIQ and SIQ-JR appeared to be unclear. A four-item short form of the SIQ-JR, namely, SIQ-JR-4, was proposed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SIQ-JR-4 is an ideal substitute of the SIQ/SIQ-JR for future quick assessment of suicidal ideation in Chinese young adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administration Region, People's Republic of China. yizhang@hku.hk.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Paul Siu Fai
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Yip
authors.forename: King-Wa
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000592:standards*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult