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The reasons for living inventory for adolescents (RFL‐A): Development and psychometric properties
Author(s) -
Osman Augustine,
Downs William R.,
Kopper Beverly A.,
Barrios Francisco X.,
Baker Monty T.,
Osman Joylene R.,
Besett Tricia M.,
Linehan Marsha M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199812)54:8<1063::aid-jclp6>3.0.co;2-z
Subject(s) - psychology , discriminant validity , construct validity , psychometrics , clinical psychology , optimism , convergent validity , exploratory factor analysis , reliability (semiconductor) , confirmatory factor analysis , test validity , poison control , construct (python library) , internal consistency , developmental psychology , structural equation modeling , psychotherapist , medicine , medical emergency , power (physics) , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
The role of adaptive beliefs and attitudes against suicide has not been given adequate attention in the clinical or assessment literature. This article reports on the development and initial psychometric properties of a 32‐item self‐report inventory, the Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents (RFL‐A). In Phase 1, we used exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to identify five correlated factors: Future Optimism, Suicide‐Related Concerns, Family Alliance, Peer Acceptance and Support, and Self‐Acceptance. In Phase 2, we cross‐validated the 5‐factor oblique model in a different group of adolescents recruited from two high schools. In addition, we examined evidence for convergent, discriminant, and construct validities. The coefficient alpha indices for the RFL‐A total and scales were satisfactory. In Phase 3, we evaluated additional evidence of reliability and validity using samples of high school and psychiatric inpatient adolescents. The results suggest that the RFL‐A is a short, reliable, and valid measure that is potentially useful in the assessment of adolescent suicidal behavior. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 54: 1063–1078, 1998.