A Study of the Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of the Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents.
10.5765/jkacap.2014.25.3.163
- Author:
Hyun Jeong LEE
1
;
Min Sup SHIN
;
Hye Jeong KO
;
Young Sook KWAK
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
KRFL-A;
Validity;
Reliability
- MeSH:
Adolescent*;
Discrimination (Psychology);
Humans;
Reproducibility of Results*;
Suicidal Ideation;
Suicide;
Weights and Measures;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2014;25(3):163-170
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted in order to develop the Korean version of the Reasons for Living Inventory for Adolescents (KRFL-A) and to investigate the reliability and validity of the KRFL-A. METHODS: The KRFL-A, Scale for Suicidal Ideation (SSI), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) and Adolescent Suicide Questionnaire (ASQ) were administered to 720 first grade high school students. We examined the test-retest reliability, internal consistency of KRFL-A, and performed factor analysis. We also evaluated the correlation between KRFL-A and other scales, and the discrimination validity of KRFL-A between suicide attempt and non-attempt groups. RESULTS: Test-retest reliability, item-total correlation and internal consistency were all reliable. From factor analysis, three factors were extracted. The KRFL-A showed negative correlation with SSI and BHS scales. In addition, it could discriminate the suicide attempter group from the non-attempter group. CONCLUSION: The Korean version of the Reasons for Living Inventory was found to be reliable and valid for use in assessing the risk of suicide in adolescents.
