title: Psychometric Validation and Comparison of the Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20 and Self-Reporting Questionnaire-Suicidal Ideation and Behavior Among Congolese Refugee Women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) has long been used among refugee populations to detect common mental health disorders.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Our purpose was to compare findings from psychometric validation of the 20-item SRQ with a modified version, the SRQ-SIB (suicidal ideation and behavior).
  
  
  METHODS
  Factor analysis of both scales was performed in a sample of Congolese refugee women as well as predictive validity, contrast validity, and internal consistency.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Both scales exhibited a reliability of .911. The SRQ-SIB exhibited a three-factor solution; somatic, psychological, and SIB. The SIB was highly predictive for having experienced sexual violence. Analyses validate the use of both, but the SIB is useful for differentiating more severe cases of common mental disorder (CMD).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The SRQ-SIB may be an important tool for the nursing assessment of suicide among refugee women.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Sue Anne
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Jody
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lori
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Redman
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001519:Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics; D012036:Refugees / Q000523:psychology*; D012432:Rwanda / Q000453:epidemiology; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult