Lena Spangenberg 1 , Heide Glaesmer 1 , Anne Scherer 2 , Judith Gecht 2 , Antonia Barke 3 , Verena Mainz 2 , Thomas Forkmann 2 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The Acquired Capability of Suicide Scale (ACSS-FAD) assesses fearlessness about death according to the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide. Psychometric properties of the German version of the ACSS-FAD are investigated. METHODS: Dimensionality and validity were analysed in a sample of N=268 undergraduate students. RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analysis replicated the unidimensionality of the measure. Correlations with suicidal ideation (r= .05) and self-reported capability for suicide (r= .14) supported the validity of the scale, while the association with depression (r= - .20) is not in line with the theory. Male participants and participants reporting past self-injurious behaviour/suicidal attempts did not show higher levels of fearlessness about death. CONCLUSION: The study demonstrates good psychometric properties of the German ACSS-FAD and largely supports the validity of the measure. However, future research needs to further investigate the validity of the ACSS-FAD (i.e. testing the utility of the instrument in predicting suicidal behaviour in patients at risk). © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
OBJECTIVES: The Acquired Capability of Suicide Scale (ACSS-FAD) assesses fearlessness about death according to the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide. Psychometric properties of the German version of the ACSS-FAD are investigated. METHODS: Dimensionality and validity were analysed in a sample of N=268 undergraduate students. RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analysis replicated the unidimensionality of the measure. Correlations with suicidal ideation (r= .05) and self-reported capability for suicide (r= .14) supported the validity of the scale, while the association with depression (r= - .20) is not in line with the theory. Male participants and participants reporting past self-injurious behaviour/suicidal attempts did not show higher levels of fearlessness about death . CONCLUSION: The study demonstrates good psychometric properties of the German ACSS-FAD and largely supports the validity of the measure. However, future research needs to further investigate the validity of the ACSS-FAD (i.e. testing the utility of the instrument in predicting suicidal behaviour in patients at risk). © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York.
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Year: 2014
PMID： 25526501 DOI： 10.1055/s-0034-1387375
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychiatr Prax ISSN： 0303-4259