Factor Structure and Measurement Invariance of the Suicide Status Form-IV

The Suicide Status Form-IV (SSF-IV) is the measure used in the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS). The SSF-IV Core Assessment measures various domains of suicide risk. Previous studies established a two-factor solution in small, homogeneous samples; no investigations have...

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Published in:Assessment (Odessa, Fla.) Fla.), 2024-04, Vol.31 (3), p.574-587
Main Authors: Oakey-Frost, Nicolas, Divers, Ross, Moscardini, Emma H., Pardue-Bourgeois, Sarah, Gerner, Jessica, Robinson, Anthony, Breaux, Eathan, Crapanzano, Kathleen A., Calamia, Matthew, Jobes, David A., Tucker, Raymond P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Humans
Psychometrics
Suicidal Ideation
Suicide
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Summary:The Suicide Status Form-IV (SSF-IV) is the measure used in the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS). The SSF-IV Core Assessment measures various domains of suicide risk. Previous studies established a two-factor solution in small, homogeneous samples; no investigations have assessed measurement invariance. The current investigation sought to replicate previous factor analyses and used measurement invariance to identify differences in the Core Assessment by race and gender. Adults (N = 731) were referred for a CAMS consultation after exhibiting risk for suicide. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated good fit for both one- and two-factor solutions while the two-factor solution is potentially redundant. Configural, metric, and scalar invariance held across race and gender. Ordinal logistic regression models indicated that neither race nor gender significantly moderated the relationship between the Core Assessment total score and clinical outcomes. Findings support a measurement invariant, one-factor solution for the SSF-IV Core Assessment.
ISSN:1073-1911
1552-3489
DOI:10.1177/10731911231170150