Table 1 Factor loadings and internal consistencies of the varimax rotated Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of the SSI in an outpatient sample of 218 adolescent outpatients with mood disorder. (* = Items that loaded identically to Beck's [11] original study) In the original study items 8, 10, 11 loaded on "active suicidal desire"-factor; items 13 and 15 on "preparation"-factor; and items 14 and 18 on "passive suicidal desire"-factor; item 17 did not load adequately on any of the factors.

Factor 1:

Factor 2:

Factor 3:

(active suicidal desire)

(passive suicidal desire)

(preparation)

7. time dimension: frequency

0.824 *

0.208

0.180

6. time dimension: duration

0.764 *

0.321

0.225

4. desire to make active suicide attempt

0.753 *

0.389

0.142

9. control over suicidal action

0.746 *

0.140

0.140

1. wish to live

0.716 *

0.170

0.063

12. method: specificity/planning

0.714 *

0.383

0.303

2. wish to die

0.702 *

0.360

0.137

3. reasons for living/dying

0.689 *

0.364

0.219

14. sence of "capability"

0.657

0.405

0.322

13. method: availability/opportunity

0.649

0.409

0.285

α = 0.94

5. passive suicidal desire

0.256

0.720 *

0.016

19. deception/concealment of suicide

0.196

0.711 *

0.201

8. attitude toward ideation/wish

0.508

0.650

0.177

10. deterrents to active attempt

0.242

0.633

0.389

11. reason for contemplated attempt

0.527

0.619

0.058

15. expectancy/anticipation of event

0.445

0.603

0.226

α = 0.85

18. final acts

0.098

0.151

0.802

17. suicide note

0.358

0.001

0.787

16. actual preparation

0.133

0.319

0.646 *

α = 0.65