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Factor Composition of the Suicide Intent Scale
Author(s) -
Mieczkowski Tammy A.,
Sweeney John A.,
Haas Gretchen L.,
Junker Brian W.,
Brown Richard P.,
Mann J. John
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/j.1943-278x.1993.tb00277.x
Subject(s) - exploratory factor analysis , scale (ratio) , psychology , factor (programming language) , sample (material) , clinical psychology , suicide prevention , poison control , psychiatry , psychometrics , medicine , medical emergency , computer science , geography , chemistry , cartography , chromatography , programming language
An exploratory analysis of the Suicide Intent Scale was performed on a sample of 98 psychiatric inpatients who had made suicide attempts. The factor analysis was performed using a method for polychotomous data, and resulted in a two‐factor solution. The Lethal Intent factor contained items pertaining to the subjective level of lethal intent, while the Planning factor contained items largely related to objective planning for the attempt. Preliminary analysis of these factors suggest that the Suicide Intent Scale can be used to evaluate two separate aspects of suicidal behavior.