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Acquired Capability for Suicide, Pain Tolerance, and Fearlessness of Pain—Validation of the Pain Tolerance Scale of the German Capability for Suicide Questionnaire
Author(s) -
Wachtel Sarah,
Siegmann Paula,
Ocklenburg Cäcilia,
Hebermehl Lisa,
Willutzki Ulrike,
Teismann Tobias
Publication year - 2015
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/sltb.12149
Subject(s) - pain tolerance , scale (ratio) , german , pain scale , suicide prevention , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , injury prevention , chronic pain , occupational safety and health , psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , psychiatry , threshold of pain , physical therapy , medical emergency , physics , archaeology , pathology , quantum mechanics , history
The interpersonal theory of suicide (Joiner, 2005) postulates that for a serious suicide attempt, one has to possess the acquired capability to commit suicide. Acquired capability includes higher pain tolerance, which is further assumed to comprise both an elevated physical pain tolerance and fearlessness of pain. Recently, the German Capability for Suicide Questionnaire ( GCSQ ) was validated. The aim of this study is further validation of the GCSQ 's Pain Tolerance scale by investigating the scale's association with objective pain tolerance and fearlessness of pain in two undergraduate samples ( N = 81; N = 76). Both associations were found indicating a strong criterion validity of the Pain Tolerance scale.