Siau, Ching Sin and Tan, Yee Kee and Ibrahim, Norhayati and Kõlves, Kairi and Zhang, Jie and Nur Fariduddin, Muhamad and Chua, Bee Seok and Cheah, Whye Lian and Syed Elias, Sharifah Munirah and Mat Ali, Siti Nazilah and In, Serena and Lim, Alex Lian Sheng and Subramaniam, Geetha and Wider, Walton and Mohd Sidik, Sherina and Tan, Siew Tin and Lew, Bob and Chan, Lai Fong (2024) Psychometric properties of the Malay Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) in Malaysian undergraduates. Behavioral Sciences, 14 (11). E-ISSN 2076-328X
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Abstract
The psychometric properties of the Malay Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQR) need to be tested as it is increasingly utilized, and there is a lack of a brief, validated scale to examine suicidal behaviors in Malaysia. A total of 713 and 715 undergraduates answered the English and Malay SBQ-R, respectively. Exploratory factor analysis derived a one-factor solution, with a total explained variance of 58.0% accounted for by the four items. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the one-factor model for the Malay SBQ-R, with acceptable fit indices (χ 2/df = 0.451, comparative and Tucker–Lewis fit indices = ≥1.000, standardized root mean square residual = 0.014, root mean square error of approximation = 0.000, and 90% CI [0.000, 0.083]). Measurement invariance was achieved when comparing the SBQ-R between the English and Malay versions, indicating that both versions are similar in Malaysian undergraduates. Convergent validity was established through a strong correlation between the Malay SBQ-R and the Malay Yatt Suicide Attitude Scale (r = 0.74; p < 0.001). Good internal consistency was achieved for both the English (α = 0.83; ω = 0.85) and Malay (α = 0.81; ω = 0.84) versions. The Malay SBQ-R has adequate validity and reliability for use in Malaysian undergraduates.
| Item Type: | Article (Journal) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | psychometric, validation, suicidality, undergraduates, Malaysia |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA790 Mental Health. Mental Illness Prevention R Medicine > RT Nursing |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Nursing > Department of Special Care Nursing Kulliyyah of Nursing |
| Depositing User: | SHARIFAH MUNIRAH SYED ELIAS |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Nov 2024 16:23 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Nov 2024 16:23 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/115828 |
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