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Measurement Properties of the Suicidal Behaviour Questionnaire-Revised in Autistic Adults

Cassidy, Sarah A.; Bradley, Louise; Cogger-Ward, Heather; Shaw, Rebecca; Bowen, Erica; Glod, Magdalena; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Rodgers, Jacqui

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Authors

Louise Bradley

Rebecca Shaw

Erica Bowen

Magdalena Glod

Simon Baron-Cohen

Jacqui Rodgers



Abstract

We explored the appropriateness and measurement properties of a suicidality assessment tool (SBQ-R) developed for the general population, in autistic adults—a high risk group for suicide. 188 autistic adults and 183 general population adults completed the tool online, and a sub-sample (n = 15) were interviewed while completing the tool. Multi-group factorial invariance analysis of the online survey data found evidence for metric invariance of the SBQ-R, particularly for items three and four. Cognitive interviews revealed that autistic adults did not interpret these items as intended by the tool designers. Results suggest autistic adults interpret key questions regarding suicide risk differently to the general population. Future research must adapt tools to better capture suicidality in autistic adults.

Citation

Cassidy, S. A., Bradley, L., Cogger-Ward, H., Shaw, R., Bowen, E., Glod, M., …Rodgers, J. (2020). Measurement Properties of the Suicidal Behaviour Questionnaire-Revised in Autistic Adults. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50, 3477-3488. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04431-5

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 20, 2020
Online Publication Date Mar 3, 2020
Publication Date Mar 3, 2020
Deposit Date Mar 3, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Print ISSN 0162-3257
Electronic ISSN 1573-3432
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 50
Pages 3477-3488
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04431-5
Keywords Developmental and Educational Psychology
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4082513
Publisher URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10803-020-04431-5
Additional Information First Online: 3 March 2020; : ; : The authors declare no conflict of interest.; : Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study. Details of ethical approval are provided under the section “Ethical Approval”.

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