Structural validity of the Persian version of the Suicide Capacity Scale among Iranian college students

Abstract

Objectives: This study was the first step in translating the Suicide Capacity scale (SCS-3) from English to Persian and then determining its structural validity in a sample of Iranian students. Methods:The sample consisted of 600 participants selected by the convenience sampling method and answered the questionnaires of the Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) Depressive Symptom Index-Suicidality Subscale (DSI-SS), suicide attempt, and suicidal capacity(SCS-3).Results: The single-group factor analysis suggested that the three-factor model shows the goodness of fit with the data.

A structural test of the three‐step theory (3ST) of suicide in the Iranian population: From ideation to action

“…Dihingra et al (2018) reported that this scale has an acceptable internal consistency ( α = 0.72). The scale was translated into Persian by Ahmadboukani et al 35 The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for practical, acquired, and dispositional capacity subscales were 0.714, 0.746, and 0.855, respectively. Following Kiani et al (2018), the two subscales of acquired and dispositional capacity are considered a common factor.…”

“…34 In this study, the reliability coefficients of Brief-H-Neg and Brief-H-Pos were 0.78 and 0.72, respectively. 35 The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for practical, acquired, and dispositional capacity subscales were 0.714, 0.746, and 0.855, respectively. Following Kiani et al (2018), the two subscales of acquired and dispositional capacity are considered a common factor.…”