Development of a Chinese Version of the Suicide Intent Scale |
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| Authors: | Susan S.F. Gau MD PhD Chin‐Hung Chen MD Charles T.C. Lee PhD Jung‐Chen Chang PhD Andrew T.A. Cheng MD PhD DSc FRCPsych |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University and National Taiwan University Hospital;2. Tsao‐Tun Psychiatric Center, Nantou, Taiwan;3. Professor, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica (Drs Cheng and Lee), Taipei, Taiwan.;4. Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health, Keelung, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | This study established the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Suicide Intent Scale (SIS) in a clinic‐ and community‐based sample of 36 patients and 592 respondents, respectively. Results showed that the Chinese SIS demonstrated good inter‐rater and test‐retest reliability. Factor analysis generated three factors (Precautions, Planning, and Seriousness) explaining 92.9% of the total variance with high internal consistency. It was moderately correlated with depressive symptoms. Results suggest that the Chinese SIS is a reliable and valid instrument for use in assessing the extent of suicidal intention among subjects with deliberate self‐harm in ethnic Chinese populations. |
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