Abstract

VILLALOBOS-GALVIS, FREDY HERNÁN. Validity and Reliability of the Positive and Negative Suicidal Ideation Inventory, in Colombian Students. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2010, vol.9, n.2, pp.509-520. ISSN 1657-9267.

With the aim of knowing the psychometric characteristics of a Spanish version of the Positive and Negative Suicidal Ideation Inventory-PANSI, an instrumental study was developed. Its application required the participation of 643 students of high schools and universities of San Juan de Pasto (Colombia). The exploratory factor analysis showed a bi-factor structure, that accounted for 64% of variance. The first factor corresponded to negative suicidal thoughts, while the second one included protective thoughts against suicide. The total scale and the subscales had high values of internal consistency. Significant relationships were found between PANSI and measures of depression, hopelessness, suicidal thoughts and self-esteem, and with severity indicators of suicidal behavior. It was concluded that PANSI has adequate psychometric properties, making it suitable to be used with adolescents and young students.

Keywords : Suicidal Ideation; Suicide; Measurement Scale; Factor Analysis; Validity; Reliability; Students, Colombia; Student; Suicide; Attempted; Psychology; Suicide.

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