The Beliefs in the Inheritance of Risk Factors for Suicide Scale (Birfss)
Further Results on Demographic Correlates, Dimensionality, Reliability, and Validity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13627680 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Voracek (0000-0001-6109-6155, University of Vienna, corresponding author), Johanna Egle (University of Vienna), Stefanie Schleicher (University of Vienna), Lisa Mariella Loibl (University of Vienna), Gernot Sonneck (Medical University of Vienna) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 279-296 |
| Publication date | 2007-09-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/om.55.4.c |
| PMID | 18027643 |
| OpenAlex | W2095504673 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
Convergent lines of evidence from adoption, family, geographical, immigrant, molecular genetic, surname, and twin studies of suicide point to genetic contributions to risk factors for suicidal behavior. Related mental health literacy (knowledge and beliefs) of professionals and laypersons may, however, lag behind this research progress. The purpose of this study was to further validate the 22-item Beliefs in the Inheritance of Risk Factors for Suicide Scale (BIRFSS), a novel instrument for assessing individuals' beliefs in the genetics of suicide. Data from a general population sample of 159 Austrian adults showed adequate internal scale consistency. Due to deliberate content heterogeneity, the instrument has a subscale structure, but factor analysis of items extracted a dominant first factor. BIRFSS scores were positively related to overall and specific knowledge on suicide facts (convergent validity), whereas unrelated to the Big Five personality dimensions, locus of control, social desirability, and verbal intelligence (discriminant validity). Demographic correlates of BIRFSS scores included respondents' age and religiosity (both positive ones), but not respondents' sex, educational level, or political orientation
Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Convergent validity · Developmental psychology · Discriminant validity · Internal consistency · Locus of control · Personality · Population · Psychometrics · Religiosity · Scale (ratio · Structural equation modeling · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Social Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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| Citations per year | 0.16 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2007 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |