Abstract

A Reliability Investigation of the Eight Clinical Scales of the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire

Rogers J R~~DeShon R P

Year: 1992 Source: Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v.22, no.4, (Winter 1992), p.428-441 SIEC No: 19920639

This article presents a psychometric investigation of the 8-factor clinical model of the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire (SOQ) as representing the most appropriate interpretive model for the SOQ. Factor-analytic & internal consistency reliability results failed to support the hypothesized 8-factor model. An alternative factor scheme & suggestions for future research on the SOQ are discussed. (34 refs.)