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Table 1 Results of the item analysis of the Brief Reasons for Living Inventory (BRFL)

From: Brief reasons for living inventory: a psychometric investigation

 

BRFL-12

BRFL-10

 

Item

Corrected item-total correlation

Corrected item-total correlation

Item difficulty

1. I am afraid of death. (BRFL-FS)

.386

.353

46.6

2. My family depends upon me and needs me. (BRFL-RF)

.334

.310

76.8

3. I do not want to die. (BRFL-SC)

.505

.394

69.6

4. The effect on my children could be harmful. (BRFL-CC)

.330

91.6

5. I love and enjoy my family too much and could net leave them. (BRFL-RF)

.520

.433

79.0

6. My religious beliefs forbid it. (BRFL-MO)

.316

.239

21.4

7. I want to watch my children as they grow. (BRFL-CC)

.248

88.2

8. I am concerned about what others would think of me. (BRFL-SD)

.394

.305

30.0

9. I consider it morally wrong. (BRFL-MO)

.431

.354

36.4

10. I am afraid of the actual “act” of killing myself (the pain, blood, violence). (BRFL-FS)

.385

.343

57.4

11. I would not want people to think I did not have control over my life. (BRFL-SD)

.343

.337

35.6

12. I believe I can find a purpose in life, a reason to live. (BRFL-SC)

.495

.359

76.6

  1. BRFL-12 Brief Reasons for Living Inventory including “child-related concerns” (n = 216), BRFL-10 Brief Reasons for Living Inventory excluding “child-related concerns” (n = 586), BRFL-FS “fear of suicide” subscale, BRFL-RF “responsibility to family” subscale, BRFL-SC “survival and coping beliefs” subscale, BRFL-CC “child-related concerns” subscale, BRFL-SD “fear of social disapproval” subscale, BRFL-MO “moral objections” subscale