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Publication Date: 2008-Nov
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Psychometric Properties of the Revised Facts on Suicide Quiz in Austrian Medical and Psychology Undergraduates
Voracek, Martin; Tran, Ulrich S.; Sonneck, Gernot
Death Studies, v32 n10 p937-950 Nov 2008
Psychometric properties and demographic correlates of a German form of R. W. Hubbard and J. L. McIntosh's (1992) Revised Facts on Suicide Quiz (RFOS), an inventory for assessing overall knowledge about suicide, were investigated in a sample of 1,093 Austrian medical and psychology students. Internal consistency of the RFOS was weak, as were many of the item-total correlations, indicating a fair amount of item-content heterogeneity. Demographic variables (sex, age, field of study, and study level) were significant predictors of RFOS scores and item responses. On the whole, women, advanced, older, and medical students outperformed men, junior, younger, and psychology students. Various directions for further inquiry are discussed. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Medical Students, Undergraduate Students, Suicide, Psychometrics, Foreign Countries, Correlation, German, Knowledge Level, Psychology, Test Items, Individual Characteristics, Scores, Predictor Variables, Gender Differences, Age Differences, Allied Health Personnel, Responses
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