Psychometric Characteristics of Chinese Version of Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 in Suicides and Living Controls of Rural China

Bibliographic Data

ID13627913
AuthorsChang-Fei Lu (Shandong University School of Public Health, China), Cun-Xian Jia (0000-0002-2651-147X, Shandong University School of Public Health and the Postdoctoral Program of the School of Economics, China, corresponding author), Aiqiang Xu (0000-0002-9578-4180, Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Ai-Qiang Xu (Shandong Center for Disease Control and Prevention), Ai-ying Dai (Heze Medical College), Ping Qin (0000-0001-6741-6228, Shandong University School of Public Health and Center for Suicide Prevention Research, China and National Centre for Register-based Research Aarhus University, Denmark)
Year2013
Volume66
Issue3
Pages215-229
Publication date2013-03-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2190/om.66.3.b
PMID23617100
OpenAlexW2333446545
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited36

The Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-11 (BIS-11) is an important tool for measuring impulsivity in suicide research. This study aimed to assess psychometric characteristics of Chinese version of BIS-11 in suicides and controls of rural China. Data of 200 pairs of suicide cases and living controls were collected by psychological autopsy method. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients of BIS-11 were 0.936 for suicides, and 0.892 for living controls. Convergent validity analysis demonstrated a significantly positive correlation between the scores of BIS-11 with the scores of Beck Hopelessness Scale and Trait Anxiety Inventory. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the BIS-11 structure was basically suitable in rural China. With its high reliability, few items in BIS-11 may need a modification in order to further improve the construct validity of this instrument for suicide research in rural China

Anxiety · Barratt Impulsiveness Scale · Beck Depression Inventory · Beck Hopelessness Scale · Cartography · China · Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Convergent validity · Cronbach's alpha · Geography · Impulsivity · Internal consistency · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies