Fewer reasons for staying alive when you are thinking of killing yourself: The brief reasons for living inventory

Ivanoff, André; Jang, Sung Joon; Smyth, Nancy J.; Linehan, Marsha M.

doi:10.1007/bf02229062

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“…Only seven of the BRFL-A items are identical to the adult BRFL reported by Ivanoff et al (1994). Also, all BRFL-A factors, except one, are composed of three items.…”

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The brief Reasons for Living Inventory for adolescents (BRFL-A)

Osman

Kopper

Barrios

et al. 1996

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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This study modified and evaluated the psychometric properties of the Reasons for Living Inventory (RFL) in samples of adolescents. Internal consistency reliability, corrected item-total scale correlation, and exploratory factor analysis procedures were used with a mixed sample of 260 adolescents to identify 14 items for the brief version of the RFL (BRFL-A). Confirmatory factor analyses provided support for the five-factor oblique structure of the BRFL-A in a psychiatric inpatient sample with a range of suicidal behaviors. Reliabilities of the BRFL-A subscales were satisfactory. Four of the five subscales differentiated between suicidal and nonsuicidal adolescents. Significant correlations were found between three BRFL-A subscales and several suicide indices. Convergent-discriminant validity was examined by correlating the BRFL-A subscales with the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescents (MMPI-A) Content Scales. Limitations of the study are discussed.

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“…Only seven of the BRFL-A items are identical to the adult BRFL reported by Ivanoff et al (1994). Also, all BRFL-A factors, except one, are composed of three items.…”

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“…More recently, Ivanoff, Jang, Smyth, and Linehan (1994) have identified a brief version of the RFL (BRFL) for use with adults. The authors used item analyses, exploratory maximum-likelihood factor analysis, internal consistency reliability, and exclusionary criteria with a sample of 130 incarcerated male offenders to retain 12 items for the adult BRFL.…”

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The brief Reasons for Living Inventory for adolescents (BRFL-A)

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J Abnorm Child Psychol

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“…21 The six subscales of the BRFL scale were as follows: responsibility to family, moral obligations, child-related concerns, fear of social disapproval, survival and coping beliefs, and fear of suicide. Again, the scale was forward and backward translated from English to Chinese by two bilingual clinical psychologists.…”

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Long-term impact of celebrity suicide on suicidal ideation: results from a population-based study

Yip

2007

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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Background: The short-term effect of celebrity suicide on the overall suicide rate is widely known, but longterm effects remain unclear. Objective: To examine whether celebrity suicide is associated with suicidal ideation over a longer period. Design: This is a study on the effect of the suicide of a famous Hong Kong entertainment celebrity, who committed suicide on 1 April 2003, on suicide thoughts of the community. A population-based survey was conducted between December 2003 and July 2004. Respondents were asked about their suicidal ideation, psychological well-being, life events, and whether or not they had been affected by celebrity suicide. Setting: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the People's Republic of China. Participants: 2016 respondents aged between 20 and 59 years. Results: After controlling for some known suicide risk factors, celebrity suicide was shown to be independently associated with suicidal ideation. People who had indicated to have been affected by celebrity suicide were 5.93 times (95% CI 2.56% to 13.72%, p = 0) more likely to have severe level of suicidal ideation (Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire score §31) than people who had not been affected. Respondents having greater anxiety symptoms, less reason for living and more focus on irrational values were also found to have had their suicide ideation affected by celebrity suicide. Conclusions: Celebrity suicide is a risk factor for suicidal ideation over a short term as well as over a long term. Raising awareness of the possible negative effect of celebrity suicide through suicide prevention programmes in the community is needed.

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“…They were informed about the option to quit the study at any time without any negative consequences. Participants with suicidality scores of < 46 on the Brief Reasons for Living Inventory (Ivanoff, Jang, Smyth, & Linehan, 1994), were informed about their scoring immediately after the experiment and were offered counseling in a separate room by a trained psychologist (BT). Counseling was also offered to all other participants in order to assist them in coping with potential distress due to the experiment.…”

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confidence: 99%