Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Massenbergstrasse 11, 44787, Bochum, Germany.
Department for Psychology and Psychotherapy, Universität Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany.
BMC Psychiatry. 2017 Nov 6;17(1):358. doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1521-x.
The present study aimed at validating the German version of the Brief Reasons for Living inventory (BRFL).
Validity and reliability were established in a community (n = 339) and a clinical sample (n = 272). Convergent and discriminant validity were investigated, and confirmatory factor analyses were conducted for the complete BRFL as well as for a 10-item version excluding conditional items on child-related concerns. Furthermore, it was assessed how BRFL scores moderate the association between depression and suicide ideation.
Results indicated an adequate fit of the data to the original factor structure. The total scale and the subscales of the German version of the BRFL had sufficient internal consistency, as well as good convergent and divergent validity. The BRFL demonstrated clinical utility by differentiating between participants with vs. without suicide ideation. Reasons for living proved to moderate the association between depression and suicide ideation.
Results provide preliminary evidence that the BRFL may be a reliable and valid measure of adaptive reasons for living that can be used in clinic and research settings.
本研究旨在验证简短生活理由清单（BRFL）的德文版。
在社区样本（n=339）和临床样本（n=272）中建立了有效性和可靠性。研究考察了聚合和区分效度，并对完整的 BRFL 以及排除与儿童相关问题的条件项的 10 项版本进行了验证性因素分析。此外，还评估了 BRFL 评分如何调节抑郁和自杀意念之间的关联。
结果表明，数据与原始因素结构具有较好的拟合度。BRFL 的总量表和分量表具有足够的内部一致性，以及良好的聚合和区分效度。BRFL 通过区分有和没有自杀意念的参与者来显示临床实用性。生活理由被证明可以调节抑郁和自杀意念之间的关联。
结果提供了初步证据，表明 BRFL 可能是一种可靠和有效的适应生活理由的测量工具，可用于临床和研究环境。
