Validation of the Korean Depressive Symptom Inventory-Suicidality Subscale.
- Author:
Sooyeon SUH
1
;
Hyera RYU
;
Carol CHU
;
Melanie HOM
;
Megan L ROGERS
;
Thomas JOINER
Author Information
- Publication Type:Validation Studies ; Original Article
- Keywords: Suicidal ideation; Suicide attempted; Korea; Validation studies; Risk assessment
- MeSH: Depression*; Humans; Korea; Mass Screening; Risk Assessment; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders; Suicidal Ideation; Suicide
- From:Psychiatry Investigation 2017;14(5):577-584
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to validate a Korean version of the self-report Depressive Symptom Inventory-Suicidality Subscale (DSI-SS). METHODS: 553 South Korean undergraduate students (aged 18–34 years, 74.8% females) completed questionnaires. Participants completed Korean versions of the self-report Depressive Symptom Inventory-Suicidality Subscale (DSI-SS), Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (BSS), and a measure of suicide-related symptom history. RESULTS: Results indicated that the DSI-SS demonstrated excellent internal consistency (α=0.93) and strong convergent validity with the BDI (r=0.57, p<0.01), ISI (r=0.27, p<0.01), and BSS (r=0.70, p<0.01). DSI-SS scores also significantly differentiated between those reporting a history of suicide attempts compared to non-suicide attempters [t (38.80)=−3.28, p<0.05]. CONCLUSION: Given the brevity of this measure, and evidence for its validity, the Korean version of the DSI-SS may be particularly promising for clinical and empirical use as a screening tool among South Korean undergraduates.
