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15.09.2018 | Original Article

The Structure of Suicidal Beliefs: A Bifactor Analysis of the Suicide Cognitions Scale

verfasst von: Craig J. Bryan, Julia A. Harris

Erschienen in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Ausgabe 2/2019

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Abstract

The Suicide Cognitions Scale (SCS) was developed to measure a broad spectrum of suicidogenic cognitions collectively referred to as the suicidal belief system. Prior confirmatory factor analyses have suggested both a unidimensional and multidimensional structure and high intercorrelations among identified factors, suggesting the possible influence of an underlying general factor. The present study used bifactor analysis in a clinical sample of 97 treatment-seeking Army personnel with recent suicide ideation and a nonclinical sample of 193 military personnel and veterans with a lifetime history of suicide ideation or attempts. Results supported the strong influence of a general factor in addition to several specific factors that aligned with constructs articulated by several theories of suicide, and suggested the SCS is best interpreted as a unidimensional measure. Results suggest that narrower suicidogenic cognitions are influenced in large part by a strong general latent variable.
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Metadaten
Titel
The Structure of Suicidal Beliefs: A Bifactor Analysis of the Suicide Cognitions Scale
verfasst von
Craig J. Bryan
Julia A. Harris
Publikationsdatum
15.09.2018
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Cognitive Therapy and Research / Ausgabe 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-018-9961-2

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