Validity of the Frequency of Suicidal Ideation Inventory in Brazilian adults. Issue 8 (14th September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Teodoro, Maycoln; de Souza, Ronaldo Santhiago Bonfim; Martins, Carolina de Castro; Sediyama, Cristina Yumi Nogueira; Alvares-Teodoro, Juliana; Chang, Olivia D.; Chang, Edward C.
• Is Part Of: Death studies. Volume 46:Issue 8(2022)
• Page Start: 1840
• Page End: 1844
• Publication Date: 2022-09-14
• Subjects: Death -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Terminal care -- Periodicals; Death -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; 306.9
• DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1824201
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0748-1187

Abstract

Abstract: We examined the validity of the Brazilian Frequency of Suicidal Ideation Inventory (FSII-Br), an adaptation of the Frequency of Suicidal Ideation Inventory (FSII), in 946 Brazilian undergraduates. Confirmatory factor analysis of the FSII-Br demonstrated a one-factor model accounting for 62.39% of the variance in FSII-Br scores with a good FIT index. Correlation analyses demonstrated that the FSII-Br was positively correlated with both measures of suicide ideation and suicide risk (viz., depressive symptoms, anxious symptoms, and hopelessness), providing construct validity. Thus, the FSII-Br was found to be a promising tool in assessing suicide risk among Brazilian adults.