Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents

Psychometric Properties Among Portuguese Adolescents

Dados Bibliográficos

ID13629280
AutoresMarta Brás (0000-0001-7430-1939, Psychology and Educational Department, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal, autor correspondente), Cláudia Carmo (0000-0002-7301-349X, University of Algarve), Cláudia Isabel Guerreiro Carmo (Psychology and Educational Department, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal), Saúl Neves De Jesu (0000-0003-2019-1011, University of Algarve), Saúl Neves de Jesus (Psychology and Educational Department, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of the Algarve, Faro, Portugal)
Ano2018
Volume82
Fascículo4
Páginas527-547
Data de publicação2018-12-21
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
EditoraSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0030222818819340
PMID30577719
OpenAlexW2906125874
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas20

Reasons for living are protective factors against suicidal behavior in adolescents. One of the most useful measures to assess them is the Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents (RFL-A) developed by Osman et al. The goal of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of its Portuguese version of the RFL-A. To this end, we recruited 512 high school adolescents (mean age = 16.7 years), who completed the RFL-A, a Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire, and a hopelessness scale. Exploratory factor analysis replicated the original five-factor model and confirmatory factor analysis obtained satisfactory adjustment values. The RFL-A shows good reliability (internal consistency and temporal stability) as well as good convergent, discriminant, and concurrent validities. These results indicate that the RFL-A is a valid and reliable measure to study protective factors against suicidal behaviors in Portuguese adolescents

Brazilian Portuguese · Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Convergent validity · Discriminant validity · Environmental health · Exploratory factor analysis · Injury prevention · Internal consistency · Poison control · Portuguese · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Suicidal ideation · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Insect and Pesticide Research · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies