title: Translation and validation of the Chinese versions of the Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale, Stigma of Suicide Scale, and Literacy of Suicide Scale.
abstract: This article reports the validation of the Chinese versions of the Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS), the short form of Stigma of Suicide Scale (SOSS), and the short form of Literacy of Suicide Scale (LOSS) among 57 Chinese and English bilinguals and 224 Chinese university students. All the translated scales showed high correlations with the original versions. The translated SIDAS and refined SOSS demonstrated robust factor structures, good internal consistency, and convergent validity. Chinese students with self-reported depression symptoms tended to have higher glorification of suicide and lower suicide literacy. These brief scales fill an important gap in evaluating suicide outcomes in Chinese-speaking societies.
authors.affiliation: a Center for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health , The Australian National University , Canberra , Australia.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: a Center for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health , The Australian National University , Canberra , Australia.
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Batterham
authors.affiliation: a Center for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health , The Australian National University , Canberra , Australia.
authors.forename: Alison L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Calear
authors.affiliation: b Research Center of Social Psychology , Central China Normal University , Wuhan , China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: c Research School of Psychology , The Australian National University , Canberra , Australia.
authors.forename: Yiyun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shou
authors.affiliation: a Center for Mental Health Research, Research School of Population Health , The Australian National University , Canberra , Australia.
authors.forename: Bregje A J
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: van Spijker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D057545:Social Stigma; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D055815:Young Adult