Construct development: The Suicide Trigger Scale (STS-2), a measure of a hypothesized suicide trigger state
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study aims to develop the construct of a 'suicide trigger state' by exploring data gathered with a novel psychometric self-report instrument, the STS-2.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The STS-2, was admi...
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| author | Eisenberg Daniel Johnson Matthew S Katz Curren Yaseen Zimri Cohen Lisa J Galynker Igor I |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study aims to develop the construct of a 'suicide trigger state' by exploring data gathered with a novel psychometric self-report instrument, the STS-2.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The STS-2, was administered to 141 adult psychiatric patients with suicidal ideation. Multiple statistical methods were used to explore construct validity and structure.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Cronbach's alpha (0.949) demonstrated excellent internal consistency. Factor analyses yielded two-component solutions with good agreement. The first component described near-psychotic somatization and ruminative flooding, while the second described frantic hopelessness. ROC analysis determined an optimal cut score for a history of suicide attempt, with significance of p < 0.03. Logistic regression analysis found items sensitive to history of suicide attempt described ruminative flooding, doom, hopelessness, entrapment and dread.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The STS-2 appears to measure a distinct and novel clinical entity, which we speculatively term the 'suicide trigger state.' High scores on the STS-2 associate with reported history of past suicide attempt.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4fcf1bd73ef4165848fca45bed2e2942022-12-21T21:55:39ZengBMCBMC Psychiatry1471-244X2010-12-0110111010.1186/1471-244X-10-110Construct development: The Suicide Trigger Scale (STS-2), a measure of a hypothesized suicide trigger stateEisenberg DanielJohnson Matthew SKatz CurrenYaseen ZimriCohen Lisa JGalynker Igor I<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>This study aims to develop the construct of a 'suicide trigger state' by exploring data gathered with a novel psychometric self-report instrument, the STS-2.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The STS-2, was administered to 141 adult psychiatric patients with suicidal ideation. Multiple statistical methods were used to explore construct validity and structure.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Cronbach's alpha (0.949) demonstrated excellent internal consistency. Factor analyses yielded two-component solutions with good agreement. The first component described near-psychotic somatization and ruminative flooding, while the second described frantic hopelessness. ROC analysis determined an optimal cut score for a history of suicide attempt, with significance of p < 0.03. Logistic regression analysis found items sensitive to history of suicide attempt described ruminative flooding, doom, hopelessness, entrapment and dread.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The STS-2 appears to measure a distinct and novel clinical entity, which we speculatively term the 'suicide trigger state.' High scores on the STS-2 associate with reported history of past suicide attempt.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/10/110 |
| spellingShingle | Eisenberg Daniel Johnson Matthew S Katz Curren Yaseen Zimri Cohen Lisa J Galynker Igor I Construct development: The Suicide Trigger Scale (STS-2), a measure of a hypothesized suicide trigger state BMC Psychiatry |
| title | Construct development: The Suicide Trigger Scale (STS-2), a measure of a hypothesized suicide trigger state |
| title_full | Construct development: The Suicide Trigger Scale (STS-2), a measure of a hypothesized suicide trigger state |
| title_fullStr | Construct development: The Suicide Trigger Scale (STS-2), a measure of a hypothesized suicide trigger state |
| title_full_unstemmed | Construct development: The Suicide Trigger Scale (STS-2), a measure of a hypothesized suicide trigger state |
| title_short | Construct development: The Suicide Trigger Scale (STS-2), a measure of a hypothesized suicide trigger state |
| title_sort | construct development the suicide trigger scale sts 2 a measure of a hypothesized suicide trigger state |
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