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Assessing Chinese older adults' suicidal ideation — Chinese version of the Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale
Author(s)	K-L Chou, L W Jun, I Chi
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 9, no 2, March 2005
Pages	pp 167-171
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Suicide ; Evaluation ; Chinese language ; Hong Kong.
Annotation	The psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Geriatric Suicide Ideation Scale (GSIS-C) were investigated in a sample of 154 Hong Kong Chinese older people. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, face validity, convergent and divergent validities of the GSIS-C were assessed; all were well above acceptable levels. In terms of convergent validity, the GCIS-C correlated significantly and positively with depression (assessed by CES-D), loneliness (assessed by Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale), and hopelessness (assessed by Beck's Hopelessness Scale). The divergent validity of the GSIS-C was demonstrated by the negative but significant association between the GSIS-C and two variables including self-rated health status and life satisfaction (assessed by the Life Satisfaction Inventory - Version A). (RH)
Accession Number	CPA-050426216 A
Classmark	EV: 4C: 6WS: 7DR
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