A Validity and Measurement Equivalence Study of the Ultra-Short Suicidal Ideation Scale With Older Adults
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12987013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William R Nugent (0000-0003-0811-3221, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, corresponding author), Sherry M Cummings (University of Tennessee at Knoxville) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 439-459 |
| Publication date | 2014-10-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-822X • E-ISSN: 2334-2315 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/679225 |
| OpenAlex | W2051778708 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 30 |
The assessment of suicide risk is a critically important task for practitioners working with older adults. Short-form scales are important tools for use in the assessment of suicide ideation and risk since their brevity makes them ideally suited for use in busy practice settings. This article reports results of a validity study of an ultra-short suicidal ideation scale (USSIS) used with an older adult population. The study tests the hypothesis that scores on the USSIS represent magnitude of suicidal thinking. The USSIS was used to gather data on more than 200 adults, ages 50 to 97 years, recruited from 2 clinical settings that serve older adults. The data are analyzed to provide evidence for concurrent criterion, divergent, factorial, and known-groups discriminant validity. In addition, we conducted analyses to test measurement equivalence across the 2 study sites. Results are consistent with the scores on the USSIS representing magnitude of suicidal ideation, and with measurement equivalence across the study sites
Construct validity · Discriminant validity · Equivalence (formal languages · Medical emergency · Poison control · Population · Psychometrics · Scale (ratio · Suicidal ideation · Suicide prevention · Test (biology · Clinical Psychology · Insect and Pesticide Research · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Applied Multiple Regression/Correlation Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS)
Contact With Mental Health and Primary Care Providers Before Suicide
Risk factors for suicide in later life
Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Lifetime Suicide Attempts in the National Comorbidity Survey
A Review and Synthesis of the Measurement Invariance Literature
Evaluating Goodness-of-Fit Indexes for Testing Measurement Invariance
Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis
Racial differences in self-disclosure of suicidal ideation and reasons for living
Missing Data in Likert Ratings
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |