Department of Mental Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Research and Grant Institute of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
J Ment Health. 2022 Jun;31(3):302-308. doi: 10.1080/09638237.2020.1739239. Epub 2020 Mar 16.
According to the World Health Organization, 85% of global suicides occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A major factor contributing to the alarming rates of suicides in LMIC is the unavailability of standardized and validated screening measures to screen and identify individuals at heightened risk of suicidal tendencies for early intervention.
To investigate the factorial validity, construct validity and gender invariance of the Suicidal Behavior Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R).
A cross-sectional self-report methodology was employed to gather data from 553 adolescents (average age = 16.85; girls = 322) in Ghana.
The result of a multi-group confirmatory factor analysis supported a unidimensional structure of the SBQ-R that did not differ for boys and girls. The SBQ-R demonstrated construct validity for boys and girls by correlating significantly although moderately with measures of depression, anxiety and mental wellbeing.
The findings of this preliminary study suggest that the SBQ-R can be administered as a valid screening measure for adolescents at high risk for suicide for further assessment and intervention planning in Ghana, regardless of gender. Additionally, the study contributes to the literature on the universality and assessment of suicidal behaviors using SBQ-R.
根据世界卫生组织的数据，全球 85%的自杀发生在中低收入国家（LMICs）。导致 LMIC 中自杀率惊人的一个主要因素是缺乏标准化和经过验证的筛查措施，无法对有自杀倾向的个体进行筛查和识别，以便及早进行干预。
调查修订后的自杀行为问卷（SBQ-R）的因子有效性、结构有效性和性别不变性。
采用横断面自我报告法，从加纳的 553 名青少年（平均年龄=16.85；女生=322）中收集数据。
多组验证性因子分析的结果支持 SBQ-R 的单维结构，男孩和女孩之间没有差异。SBQ-R 与抑郁、焦虑和心理健康的测量指标显著相关，尽管相关程度适中，但对男孩和女孩均具有结构有效性。
这项初步研究的结果表明，无论性别如何，SBQ-R 都可以作为加纳高自杀风险青少年的有效筛查工具，用于进一步评估和干预计划。此外，该研究为使用 SBQ-R 评估自杀行为的普遍性和评估提供了文献依据。
