Opinions on Suicide and Perceived Barriers to Care in a Sample of United States Marine Non-Commissioned Officers: Implications for Future Frontline Supervisors' Suicide Prevention Training Programs

VanSickle, Marcus

doi:10.21236/ad1012870

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“…The sample was composed of members from diverse occupational fields and nearly every pay grade or rank. The use of a military sample allowed for findings unique to the active force, such as the factor Unit-based Acceptance versus Rejection, which underscores previous findings on organizational barriers to mental health care in an active-duty sample (VanSickle, 2013). The cultural specificity of the MSAQ is its most important attribute, rendering it fit for use with military personnel.…”

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confidence: 61%

“…In order to test its appropriateness for use in evaluations of military suicide prevention programs, the SOQ was administered to a large sample (N ¼ 1758) of U.S. Marine Corps non-commissioned officers. Results showed that the variance accounted for by the 15-factor model of the SOQ dropped from 77% in the original sample (Domino et al, 1982) to 30% in the military sample (VanSickle, 2013).…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Hence, the existing civilian-focused psychological instruments (e.g., SOQ) that assess attitude change towards suicide may not be effective and culturally-sensitive tools for program evaluation studies within the DoD (VanSickle, 2013). However, none of the existing psychological measures of suicide attitudes were specifically developed with consideration of the military culture.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Development and psychometric evaluation of the Military Suicide Attitudes Questionnaire (MSAQ)

VanSickle

Tucker

Daruwala

et al. 2016

Journal of Affective Disorders

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a b s t r a c tBackground: To date, a culturally-sensitive psychological instrument has not been developed to evaluate military attitudes toward suicide. Understanding these attitudes can inform suicide prevention research, clinical practice, and policy. We aimed to develop such an instrument and to evaluate its psychometric properties using an active-duty military sample. Methods: A team of military personnel, suicidologists, and researchers assisted with item development. A cross-sectional design was used to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Military Suicide Attitudes Questionnaire (MSAQ) via an online survey battery. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted. Results: A total of 317 military service members met eligibility criteria and completed the online surveys. A four-factor model that explained 46.4% of the variance was identified: (1) Individual-Based Rejection versus Acceptance; (2) Psychache versus Pathological; (3) Unit-Based Rejection versus Acceptance; (4) Moral versus Immoral. The MSAQ demonstrated high partial validity and testretest reliability. Limitations: The study used a convenience sample and did not control for social desirability. Conclusions: The newly developed MSAQ is a promising measure that fills a notable gap in the assessment of suicide attitudes within the United States military. The MSAQ has the potential for future use in evaluating suicide prevention and stigma reduction programs within the Department of Defense. Additionally, the MSAQ may serve as a useful tool for leadership in the evaluation of command climates. In clinical settings, the MSAQ could be used along with other cognitive and attitudinal measures to track suicidal patients' attitude towards suicide over the course of treatment.Published by Elsevier B.V.

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Section: Limitations and Strengthsmentioning

confidence: 61%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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