A preliminary validation of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) inventory with normal adolescent samples

Osman, Augustine; Gutierrez, Peter M.; Jiandani, Jason; Kopper, Beverly A.; Barrios, Francisco X.; Linden, Sena C.; Truelove, Ronald S.

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“…The EFA results were consistent with previous psychometric studies (Holi et al, 2005;Lewinsohn et al, 1996;Pfeffer et al, 2000;Pinto et al, 1997;Tatman et al, 1993). Although the CFA results were consistent with two previous studies that used EFA (Reynolds, 1988(Reynolds, , 1990), they were not consistent with other studies that used CFA (Harlow et al, 1986;Light et al, 2003;Osman et al, 2002Osman et al, , 2003Stewart et al, 2006).…”

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“…Similar results were obtained for the Suicidal Behaviors Interview (Reynolds, 1990). Osman et al (2002Osman et al ( , 2003 used CFA to investigate the factor structure of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) scale. Although the PANSI was developed to measure positive and negative aspects of suicidal ideation (Osman, Gutierrez, Kopper, Barrios, & Chiros, 1998), it contains seven suicide-related items, two death-related items (''felt so unhappy about your relationship with someone you wished you were dead'' and ''felt that life was worth living''), and as noted by Lester (1998), five hopelessness-related items.…”

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“…Although the PANSI was developed to measure positive and negative aspects of suicidal ideation (Osman, Gutierrez, Kopper, Barrios, & Chiros, 1998), it contains seven suicide-related items, two death-related items (''felt so unhappy about your relationship with someone you wished you were dead'' and ''felt that life was worth living''), and as noted by Lester (1998), five hopelessness-related items. In their studies of adolescent psychiatric inpatients and high-school students, Osman et al (2002Osman et al ( , 2003 found evidence for a two-factor model in which the first death-related item loaded with the suicide-related items and the second death-related item loaded with the hopelessness-related items. Thus, their results provide mixed evidence with respect to the inclusion of death-related items in measures of suicidal ideation.…”

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Dimensionality of thoughts of death and suicide: evidence from a study of homeless adolescents

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This study used data from a sample of 444 homeless adolescents to determine whether thoughts of death and suicide form one construct (unidimensionality) or two distinct but correlated constructs (multi-dimensionality). Thoughts of death and suicide were common in the sample; over two-thirds of the adolescents positively endorsed at least one of the eight death-or suicide-related items. Evidence regarding dimensionality was mixed. Exploratory factor analysis results and similarity coefficients supported one construct; confirmatory factor analysis and external consistency results provided evidence for two constructs. The results were reconciled by considering suicidality as a continuum from thoughts of death to suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and completed suicide.

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“…CFA was also used to test 3 other models suggested by Osman (2002Osman ( & 2003 and Muehlemkamp et al,…”

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“…The two-factor oblique model was found to be the best fitting model when tested on a sample of adolescent psychiatry inpatients (Osman et al, 2002), normal adolescents (Osman et al, 2003) and young adults (Muehlemkamp, Gutierrez, Osman, & Barrios et al, 2005). The Chinese version of PANSI was tested among 2341 middle and high school students in Taiwan.…”

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A controlled trial of individual cognitive behavior therapy for unipolar mood disorders with suicidal ideation outpatients: exploring risk and protective factors

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This thesis had two major aims: the first was aimed to test the efficacy of an Individual Cognitive Behavior Therapy for treatment of unipolar mood disorders with suicidal behavior and the second was to evaluate the risk and protective factors for suicidal behavior among patients with unipolar mood disorders in Malaysia. A review of literature on suicidal behavior in Malaysia suggested that lack of suicidal behavior-related measurements has been hindrance in identification of the risk and protective factors for suicidal behaviors. In addition, the investigation of variables that predicts treatment outcomes for patients with unipolar mood disorders with suicidal behavior has also been Confirmatory Factor Analyses were used to examine the psychometric properties and to establish the reliability and validity of these instruments. These measures were validated using the sample size of 483 from both medical and psychiatry patients. All the measures were found to have good reliability and validity using the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses.Chapter 7 compared the two groups and the results showed that psychiatry patients had significantly higher mean scores on risk factors (hopelessness, psychological distress, depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms) and lower mean scores on protective factors (reasons for living, self esteem, hopefulness, satisfaction with life and social support) for suicidal behavior as compared to medical patients. In addition, patients with suicidal ideation had significantly higher mean scores on risk factors and lower mean scores on protective factors for suicidal behavior as compared to patients iii without suicidal ideation. And finally, there was a significant interaction between diagnosis (psychiatry patients with suicidal ideation, psychiatry patients without suicidal ideation, medical patients with suicidal ideation and medical patients without suicidal ideation) and suicidal behavior (suicidal ideation).Chapter 8 is a controlled trial comparing the Treatment As Usual (TAU) (N=36) DASS-D, BHS-T, DASS-A, DASS-S) and measures of protective factors for suicidal behavior (RFL-T, RSE-T, AHTS-T, PRS-T, SWLS-T, PSR-FR, PSR-FM, SCB, MO, RF, FS, FSD, and CC)were administered at pre, mid, post, 3 months follow-up and 6 months follow-up for both groups.The TAU groups received outpatient treatment as usual by the psychiatrists of the hospital. The results showed that the TAU+ICBT groups consistently and significantly scored better on most of measures when compared to the TAU group. In addition, the TAU+ICBT group improved at earlier stage and the rate of improvement was significantly faster than the TAU group. The TAU group had significant improvement on seven dependent measures only. Thus the addition of the ICBT to TAU produced a more generalized and significant improvement on all the measures of depressive symptoms, measures of suicide ideation symptoms, measures of risk and protective factors of unipolar mood disordered with suicidal ideation patients.The general discussion o...

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Validation of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) Inventory in a diverse sample of young adults

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The psychometric properties and factor structure of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) Inventory are reported. Data from 220 Caucasian, 127 African American, 42 Latino/Hispanic, and 39 Asian American college students were collected and analyzed. Results indicate that the two-factor structure and internal consistency of the PANSI were upheld within the minority group sample; however, differences in responses to the PANSI subscales across racial/ethnic groups were observed. Correlational analyses support the convergent validity of the PANSI, although some group differences were noted. The identified group differences are discussed in terms of the utility of the PANSI and a potential need for separate racial/ethnic norms when assessing suicidal ideation and behaviors in diverse individuals. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol 61: 431-445, 2005. Keywords: PANSI; psychometrics; minority differencesResearch indicates that suicidal behavior is multifaceted (e.g., Hirsch & Ellis, 1996;Rudd, Joiner, & Rajab, 1996;Strang & Orlofsky, 1990). However, most of the existing scales assessing suicide have focused on measuring either risk factors or factors that protect against suicide. For example, there are numerous scales assessing precursors of suicidal behavior, such as ideation (e.g., Adult Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire; Reynolds, Preliminary results of this study were presented as a poster at

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A preliminary validation of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) inventory with normal adolescent samples

Cited by 46 publications

References 76 publications

Dimensionality of thoughts of death and suicide: evidence from a study of homeless adolescents

Dimensionality of thoughts of death and suicide: evidence from a study of homeless adolescents

A controlled trial of individual cognitive behavior therapy for unipolar mood disorders with suicidal ideation outpatients: exploring risk and protective factors

Validation of the Positive and Negative Suicide Ideation (PANSI) Inventory in a diverse sample of young adults

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