Furchtlosigkeit vor dem Tod und Suizidalität: Psychometrische Eigenschaften der deutschen Version der revidierten Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale (ACSS-FAD)

Zusammenfassung

Ziel der Studie: Die deutsche Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale – Fearlessness about Death (ACSS-FAD) wird psychometrisch und hinsichtlich der Konstruktvalidität analysiert.

Methodik: In einer Studierendenstichprobe (n = 268) wurde die Faktorstruktur konfirmatorisch untersucht und die diskriminante und konvergente Validität untersucht.

Ergebnisse: Die Eindimensionalität der Skala bestätigte sich und die Befunde sprechen weitgehend für die Validität der ACSS-FAD.

Schlussfolgerung: Die deutsche ACSS-FAD zeigt gute psychometrische Eigenschaften. Weitere Studien zur Validität sind dennoch wünschenswert.

Abstract

Objectives: The Acquired Capability of Suicide Scale (ACSS-FAD) assesses fearlessness about death according to the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide. Psychometric properties of the German version of the ACSS-FAD are investigated.

Methods: Dimensionality and validity were analysed in a sample of N = 268 undergraduate students.

Results: Confirmatory factor analysis replicated the unidimensionality of the measure. Correlations with suicidal ideation (r = .05) and self-reported capability for suicide (r = .14) supported the validity of the scale, while the association with depression (r = – .20) is not in line with the theory. Male participants and participants reporting past self-injurious behaviour/suicidal attempts did not show higher levels of fearlessness about death.

Conclusion: The study demonstrates good psychometric properties of the German ACSS-FAD and largely supports the validity of the measure. However, future research needs to further investigate the validity of the ACSS-FAD (i. e. testing the utility of the instrument in predicting suicidal behaviour in patients at risk).

Schlüsselwörter

Interpersonal Theory of Suicide - Acquired Capability of Suicide Scale (ACSS-FAD) - Suizidalität - Dimensionalität - psychometrische Eigenschaften

Keywords

Interpersonal Theory of Suicide - Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale - fearlessness about death - dimensionality - psychometric properties

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