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ABSTRACT
Numerous existing measures assess attitudes toward suicide yet fail to account for contextual factors. The Trinity Inventory of Precursors to Suicide (TIPS) is presented as an alternative, with implications for the development of prevention programs. Having previously reported exploratory analysis of the TIPS; confirmatory factor analysis and predictive validity are examined. Two-hundred-nineteen males and 454 females aged 15 to 19 years (M = 16.69 yrs; SD = .739 yrs) from 11 post-primary schools in Ireland completed a questionnaire consisting of the Beck Hopelessness Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and TIPS. Confirmatory analysis revealed an oblique model with good fit for the data. Initial psychometric properties and the original factor structure were replicated. The authors propose that the context-based information provided by TIPS may be used in the development of problem-focused emotional health promotion within the wider school setting.
Acknowledgments
We acknowledge a National Children's Office Doctoral Fellowship, which has partially supported this research. Requests for permission to use the TIPS and for a free fully formatted version (including scoring details) should be addressed to Caroline Smyth, Dept. of Psychology, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland or [email protected].
Notes
Note. N = 674.
**indicates significance at the 0.01 level (two-tailed).
Note. GFI = Goodness of Fit Index; NFI = Normed Fit Index; CFI = Comparative Fit Index; TLI = Tucker-Lewis Index.
* p < .001
Note. TIPS = Trinity Inventory of Precursors to Suicide; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; Q.9. = question 9; BHS = Beck Hopelessness Scale.
** p < .01(two-tailed).
Note. TIPS = Trinity Inventory of Precursors to Suicide; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory; Q.9. = question 9; BHS = Beck Hopelessness Scale.
* p < .05.
** p < .01(two-tailed).
Note. TIPS = Trinity Inventory of Precursors to Suicide; BHS = Beck Hopelessness Scale; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory.