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Screening for Suicide Among Juvenile Delinquents

Reliability and Validity Evidence for the Suicide Screening Inventory (SSI)

Teri L. Kaczmarek

Michael P. Hagan

Ryan J. Kettler

Ethan Allen School, Wales, Wisconsin

The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of a new instrument for assessing suicidality in adjudicated delinquents. The Suicide Screening Inventory (SSI), a 14-item interview, was evaluated based on archival data from 442 adolescents, primarily male, between the ages of 12 and 20. Two estimates of reliability indicated moderate internal consistency. In addition, a moderate correlation (r= .53) between the SSI and the Reynold's Adolescent Depression Scale suggested convergent validity. Expert ratings of the instrument's utility also provided content validity evidence. Descriptive data were collected on four youth who made suicide attempts. Elevated scores among these select cases provided some evidence for consequential validity. These results are discussed with regard to practical and research implications.

Key Words: adolescent • delinquent • suicide • assessment • screening • self-harm

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 50, No. 2, 204-217 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X05278520
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