测量自杀查措施的不变性跨越军事部门
Patrick J Heath1, David L Vogel2, Carlos Vidales2
1Department of Psychological Science, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota, USA.
概括
军事自杀选工具在武装部队的所有分支都是可靠的. 这保证了准确的比较和有效的干预,服务的成员有自杀的风险.
科学领域:
- 精神病学和心理健康 精神病学和心理健康
- 军事心理学 军事心理学
- 心理测量 心理测量 心理测量
背景情况:
- 军事自杀率非常高,需要有效的风险评估工具.
- 军事自杀研究联盟 (MSRC) 为军事人员制定了简短的自杀风险查措施.
- 之前的研究证实了这些措施的可靠性,但没有检查跨行业测量等价性.
研究的目的:
- 检查不同军事部门的四项MSRC自杀风险查措施的测量等价性和不变性 (ME/I).
- 确定这些选工具是否能在陆军,国民警卫队,海军,海军陆战队和空军样本中产生可比的结果.
- 验证使用MSRC选器进行军事分支之间的比较分析.
主要方法:
- 在4487名军事参与者的大型数据集上使用多组确认因子分析 (MGCFA).
- 评估了五个军事部门 (陆军,国民警卫队,海军,海军陆战队,空军) 的配置,门和加载不变性.
- 采用了四个经过验证的MSRC自杀风险查措施.
主要成果:
- 该研究发现,在所有检查的军事分支机构中,四个MSRC自杀风险查措施的完整测量不变性.
- 支持配置,门和加载不变性,表明一致的测量属性.
- 结果证实,这些简短的自杀选器在各种军事群体中同等地起作用.
结论:
- MSRC的自杀风险查措施证明了不同军事部门的强有力的测量等价性.
- 这些经过验证的选器可以自信地用于进行自杀风险因素的跨部门比较.
- 研究结果支持使用这些工具进行有针对性的干预和旨在减少军事自杀的研究.
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