title: Self-efficacy to avoid suicidal action: factor structure and convergent validity among adults in substance use disorder treatment.
abstract: Individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) are at high risk of suicidal behaviors, highlighting the need for an improved understanding of potentially influential factors. One such domain is self-efficacy to manage suicidal thoughts and impulses. Psychometric data about the Self-Efficacy to Avoid Suicidal Action (SEASA) Scale within a sample of adults seeking SUD treatment (N = 464) is provided. Exploratory factor analysis supported a single self-efficacy construct. Lower SEASA scores, or lower self-efficacy, were reported in those with more severe suicidal ideation and those with more suicide attempts, providing evidence for convergent validity. Implications of measuring self-efficacy in the context of suicide risk assessment are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: Ewa K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Czyz
authors.forename: Amy S B
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bohnert
authors.forename: Cheryl A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Amanda M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: Felicia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kleinberg
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ilgen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D020377:Self Efficacy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*