Validating the Suicide Behavior Questionnaire-Revised among Filipino adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Issue 2 (7th February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dizon, John Ian Wilzon T.; Mendoza, Norman B.; Mordeno, Imelu G.; Nalipay, Ma Jenina N.
• Is Part Of: Death studies. Volume 47:Issue 2(2023)
• Page Start: 159
• Page End: 163
• Publication Date: 2023-02-07
• Subjects: Death -- Psychological aspects -- Periodicals; Terminal care -- Periodicals; Death -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Periodicals; 306.9
• DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2022.2039327
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0748-1187

Abstract

Abstract: The study aimed to examine the validity of the Suicide Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) among adult Filipinos experiencing severe depression symptoms during the COVID-19-related lockdowns in 2020. Results support SBQ-R's internal reliability. Confirmatory factor analyses supported SBQ-R's one-factor structure and its measurement invariance across gender and age. The SBQ-R's positive relationship with negative affect and its negative relationships with positive affect and family support demonstrate the questionnaire's criterion-related validity. The SBQ-R's cutoff of ≥8 shows that 78% of the sample were at-risk for suicide. The SBQ-R is valid in assessing suicide risk among severely depressed adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.