Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R)
Psychology: Mental HealthReliability: alpha 0.874 sample items
About this scale
A 4-item screener for suicide risk covering lifetime ideation/attempts, frequency in past year, threats, and self-reported likelihood of future attempt.
Sample item(s)
“Have you ever thought about or attempted to kill yourself?”
“How often have you thought about killing yourself in the past year?”
“Have you ever told someone that you were going to commit suicide, or that you might do it?”
“How likely is it that you will attempt suicide someday?”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alpha 0.87. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Osman, A., Bagge, C. L., Gutierrez, P. M., Konick, L. C., Kopper, B. A., & Barrios, F. X. (2001): The Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R). Assessment, Vol. 8, No. 4, pp. 443–454.
Source. Scale details are summarised from the publication cited above. Always consult the original source for the full item set, scoring, and permission to use.
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