Negative Suicide Ideation Research Articles

Chinese Version of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation: Instrument Development

This paper is a report of a study conducted to develop a Chinese version of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation Inventory and evaluate its psychometric properties. Comprehensive assessment of suicidal behaviour in youths should incorporate both protective factors and risk factors. We recruited 2341 middle- and high-school students for a longitudinal and prospective study, conducted between 2005 and 2007. To assess predictive validity, a convenience sample of 251 of the 2341 students was recruited 1 year later to follow-up on suicide attempts during the preceding 2 weeks. To evaluate construct validity, a small convenience sample of 94 adolescent inpatients and outpatients was used as a comparison group. Instruments used included the Children's Depression Inventory, the Self-Control Schedule, and the Cognitive Triad for Children. Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the Chinese version of the positive and negative suicide ideation-negative suicide ideation and the Chinese version of the positive and negative suicide ideation-positive ideation were 0.94 and 0.86 respectively. Satisfactory test-retest reliability was evident. Convergent and divergent validities were demonstrated by statistically significant correlations among subscales and the other instruments used. Construct validity was evidenced by statistically significantly different scores on the subscales among the contrasted groups. Subscale scores in the first-wave study statistically significantly predicted attempted suicide behaviour 1 year later, demonstrating evidence of predictive validity. Factor analysis showed a two-factor structure. The Chinese Version of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation Inventory may be a reliable and valid instrument to measure the severity of suicidal ideation in adolescents, subject to further research to test the generalizability of the present findings.

Determinants of Suicidal Ideation in Taiwanese Urban Adolescents

The primary purpose of this study was to examine the determinants of adolescent suicidal ideation in Taiwanese urban adolescents. A descriptive and correlational study design was used. A sample of 2341 adolescents aged from 12 to 18 years in middle and high school was recruited for this study. Data were collected between January 2005 and July 2007. Instruments used included the Children's Depression Inventory, the Cognitive Triad for Children, the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation, the Life Event Checklist, and the revised Daily Hassle Scale. Approximately 51% of the adolescents were identified as belonging to the high-risk group and needed further assessment for at-risk suicidal ideation. Specifically, 51.6% and 50.7% of the adolescents in middle and high schools, respectively, were identified as belonging to the high-risk groups. Results revealed that type of school, depressive symptoms, cognitive triad, and daily hassles significantly predicted adolescent suicidal ideation. Middle school students were likely to report a greater amount of suicidal ideation. Students with higher levels of depressive symptoms, negative cognitive triad and daily hassles tended to have more suicidal thoughts. The best predictor was the negative cognitive triad (beta = -0.43, p < 0.001) followed by depressive symptoms (beta = 0.35, p < 0.001). Results from this study have important implications for identifying high-risk suicidal adolescent groups and for furthering suicide prevention work.

Suicide Ideation in Adolescent South Africans: The Role of Gender and Coping Strategies

With an increasing number of studies showing a rise in adolescent suicidal behaviour and a wealth of literature concerning adolescent coping strategies, this study examined both these issues within a South African context. The interplay between social, political, and economic factors in South Africa, with its history of apartheid, must impact upon the lives of adolescents living in this country and play a role in stress, depression, and feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, and possible suicidal ideation. The objectives of the study were to determine the coping strategies exhibited by a South African sample of adolescents, the relationship between these coping strategies and suicidal ideation, and to investigate whether gender had any influence on this relationship. This study therefore aimed to get a better understanding of the relationship between the variables: suicidal ideation, coping strategy, and gender. Such research is important in learning to understand how adolescents cope, in order for caregivers and professionals in the field to be able to identify potential suicide ideators through their behaviours and coping strategies. A sample of 161 adolescents in grade eleven completed a demographic questionnaire, the Positive and Negative Suicidal Ideation Scale (PANSI), and The Coping Across Situations Questionnaire (CASQ). The findings indicated the majority of the sample (51 %) had a positive outlook on life, feeling optimistic about the future most or a good part of the time. Further results showed that males and females followed the same pattern of coping by scoring highest on the functional coping strategies and lowest on the dysfunctional one. There was a significant difference between males and females on each coping strategy, with females scoring higher than males in each case. Correlation studies indicated a positive significant relationship between active coping (functional coping strategy) and positive suicidal ideation scores (positive outlook on life) and between withdrawal (dysfunctional coping strategy) and negative suicidal ideation scores (negative outlook on life). Results for each gender differed, with the female sub-sample revealing significant correlations between functional coping strategies and positive suicidal ideation scores, while the only significant correlation found within the male sub-sample was between the dysfunctional coping strategy and negative suicidal ideation scores.

World Suicide Prevention Day - September 10, 2007 “Suicide Prevention Across the Life Span”

EditorialWorld Suicide Prevention Day - September 10, 2007 “Suicide Prevention Across the Life Span”Annette Beautrais and Brian MisharaAnnette BeautraisSearch for more papers by this author and Brian MisharaSearch for more papers by this authorPublished OnlineJanuary 01, 2007https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910.28.2.57PDFView Full Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInReddit SectionsMoreFiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byAssociation of Religious Activity with Male Suicide Deaths14 November 2019 | Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, Vol. 9Psychometric Properties and Validation of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) Inventory in an Outpatient Clinical Population in Malaysia21 December 2015 | Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 6School-based mental health interventions14 July 2015Predictors of suicidal ideation in a community sample: Roles of anger, self-esteem, and depressionPsychiatry Research, Vol. 216, No. 1Suicide and related health risk behaviours among school learners in South Africa: results from the 2002 and 2008 national youth risk behaviour surveys4 October 2013 | BMC Public Health, Vol. 13, No. 1Differences Between Younger and Older Adults in the Structure of Suicidal Intent and Its CorrelatesThe American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Vol. 18, No. 9Looking Back on 200730 April 2008 | Crisis, Vol. 28, No. 4 Volume 28Issue 2March 2007ISSN: 0227-5910eISSN: 2151-2396 Published online2007 tabs.informationCrisis (2007), 28, pp. 57-60 https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910.28.2.57.© 2007Hogrefe & Huber PublishersPDF download

Validation of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) Inventory in a diverse sample of young adults

The psychometric properties and factor structure of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) Inventory are reported. Data from 220 Caucasian, 127 African American, 42 Latino/Hispanic, and 39 Asian American college students were collected and analyzed. Results indicate that the two-factor structure and internal consistency of the PANSI were upheld within the minority group sample; however, differences in responses to the PANSI subscales across racial/ethnic groups were observed. Correlational analyses support the convergent validity of the PANSI, although some group differences were noted. The identified group differences are discussed in terms of the utility of the PANSI and a potential need for separate racial/ethnic norms when assessing suicidal ideation and behaviors in diverse individuals.

The Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) Inventory: Psychometric Evaluation With Adolescent Psychiatric Inpatient Samples

In this study, we evaluated the factor structure of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) Inventory (Osman, Gutierrez, Kopper, Barrios, & Chiros, 1998) using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The PANSI assesses the frequency of negative risk and protective factors that are related to suicidal behavior. Participants (n = 195) were adolescent psychiatric inpatients, ages 14 to 17 years, in the CFA. Results of the CFA supported the fit for the 2-factor oblique model as the best fitting model. The internal consistency reliability estimates of the 2 subscales, the PANSI-Negative (α = .96) and the PANSI-Positive (α = .89) were high. Scores on the PANSI scales differentiated between suicide attempters and controls and those at severe risk for suicide and controls. Correlational analyses provide strong support for the concurrent validity of the scales. The results of the logistic regression analyses provide support for the use of this new inventory as a risk measure of suicide-related behaviors. Scores on the PANSI scales (n = 54) also showed satisfactory evidence for test-retest reliability over a 2-week period.

The positive and negative suicide ideation inventory: development and validation.

We conducted two studies to develop and validate a brief self-report measure for assessing the frequency of positive and negative thoughts related to suicidal behavior. Items on this new measure, the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation inventory, were generated by undergraduates. In Study 1, we administered a 20-item version of the inventory to 150 male and 300 female undergraduates and conducted an exploratory principal axis factor analysis with varimax rotation. Two factors, Positive Ideation and Negative Ideation, were retained. In Study 2, we conducted a confirmatory factor analysis to validate the fit of the one-factor and the oblique two-factor models to data from another sample of 84 men and 202 women. The oblique two-factor model provided an excellent fit to the sample data. We also examined preliminary evidence of concurrent and predictive validity. Over-all, these findings suggested that the inventory is a well-developed self-report measure for assessing the frequency of positive and negative thoughts related to suicidal behavior.

THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SUICIDE IDEATION INVENTORY: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION

We conducted two studies to develop and validate a brief self-report measure for assessing the frequency of positive and negative thoughts related to suicidal behavior Items on this new measure, the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation inventory, were generated by undergraduates. In Study 1, we administered a 20-item version of the inventory to 150 male and 300 female undergraduates and conducted an exploratory principal axis factor analysis with varimax rotation. Two factors, Positive Ideation and Negative Ideation, were retained. In Study 2, we conducted a confirmatory factor analysis to validate the fit of the one-factor and the oblique two-factor models to data from another sample of 84 men and 202 women. The oblique two-factor model provided an excellent fit to the sample data. We also examined preliminary evidence of concurrent and predictive validity. Over-all, these findings suggested that the inventory is a well-developed self-report measure for assessing the frequency of positive and negative thoughts related to suicidal behavior.