TY - JOUR
T1 - The Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS)
T2 - Community-based validation study of a new scale for the measurement of suicidal ideation
AU - Van Spijker, Bregje A.J.
AU - Batterham, Philip J.
AU - Calear, Alison L.
AU - Farrer, Louise
AU - Christensen, Helen
AU - Reynolds, Julia
AU - Kerkhof, Ad J.F.M.
PY - 2014/8
Y1 - 2014/8
N2 - While suicide prevention efforts are increasingly being delivered using technology, no scales have been developed specifically for web-based use. The Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS) was developed and validated as a brief, web-based measure for severity of suicidal ideation, using an online survey of Australian adults (n = 1,352). The SIDAS demonstrated high internal consistency and good convergent validity. Frequency and controllability of thoughts were more strongly associated with suicide plans and attempts than other attributes assessed. Scores ≥ 21 indicated high risk of suicide behavior. The SIDAS appears to be a valid web-based measure for severity of suicidal ideation.
AB - While suicide prevention efforts are increasingly being delivered using technology, no scales have been developed specifically for web-based use. The Suicidal Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS) was developed and validated as a brief, web-based measure for severity of suicidal ideation, using an online survey of Australian adults (n = 1,352). The SIDAS demonstrated high internal consistency and good convergent validity. Frequency and controllability of thoughts were more strongly associated with suicide plans and attempts than other attributes assessed. Scores ≥ 21 indicated high risk of suicide behavior. The SIDAS appears to be a valid web-based measure for severity of suicidal ideation.
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U2 - 10.1111/sltb.12084
DO - 10.1111/sltb.12084
M3 - Article
SN - 0363-0234
VL - 44
SP - 408
EP - 419
JO - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
JF - Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
IS - 4
ER -