Open AccessA preliminary validation of the Suicidal Behavior Exposure Scale.
Author(s) -
Caitlin WolfordClevenger,
Shane Kuhlman,
L. Christian Elledge,
Phillip N. Smith,
Gregory L. Stuart
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychology of violence
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.346
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2152-0828
pISSN - 2152-081X
DOI - 10.1037/vio0000170
Subject(s) - suicidal ideation , psychology , psycinfo , poison control , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , structural equation modeling , scale (ratio) , psychiatry , medicine , medical emergency , medline , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , political science , law
Research on suicide contagion has suggested that exposure to suicide-related thoughts and behaviors of others promotes one's personal risk for suicide. However, our understanding of the role suicidal exposure plays in the development of suicide risk is underdeveloped. This limited understanding may be due, in part, to the lack of a validated measure of exposure to suicidal behavior. The present study aimed to develop and validate a comprehensive self-report instrument of exposure to suicidal behaviors.