Table 3 Factor loadings of the Persian version of long form of LOSS
Subscales | Items | Factor loadings |
|---|---|---|
F1: Causes/triggers | 1. If you asked someone directly ‘Do you feel like killing yourself?’ it will likely lead that person to make a suicide attempt (F) | 0.406 |
2. Those who attempt suicide do so only to manipulate others and attract attention to themselves (F) | 0.577 | |
3. Very few people have thoughts about suicide (F) | 0.565 | |
4. If assessed by a psychiatrist, everyone who suicides would be diagnosed as depressed (F) | 0.591 | |
5. A suicidal person will always be suicidal and entertain thoughts of suicide (F) | 0.623 | |
6. Talking about suicide always increases the risk of suicide (F) | 0.522 | |
7. Motives and causes of suicide are readily and easily established (F) | 0.515 | |
8. Media coverage of suicide will inevitably encourage other people to attempt suicide (F) | 0.485 | |
9. Most people who attempt suicide fail to kill themselves (T) | 0.527 | |
10. A person who suicides is mentally ill (F) | Deleted | |
F2: Risk factors | 11. Most people who suicide are psychotic (F) | 0.558 |
12. People with relationship problems or financial problems have a higher risk of suicide (T) | 0.512 | |
13. A person who has made a past suicide attempt is more likely to attempt suicide again than someone who has never attempted (T) | 0.512 | |
14. Men are more likely to suicide than women (T) | 0.497 | |
15. People who are anxious or agitated have a higher risk of suicide (T) | 0.570 | |
16. There is a strong relationship between alcoholism and suicide (T) | 0.513 | |
17. Most people who suicide are younger than 30 (F) | 0.489 | |
F3: Signs and symptoms | 18. Not all people who attempt suicide plan their attempt in advance (T) | 0.614 |
19. People who talk about suicide rarely kill themselves (F) | 0.610 | |
20. People who want to attempt suicide can change their mind quickly (T) | 0.591 | |
21. Most people who suicide don’t make future plans (F) | 0.539 | |
22. A time of high suicide risk in depression is at the time when the person begins to improve (T) | 0.581 | |
F4: Treatment/Prevention | 23. Nothing can be done to stop people from making the attempt once they have made up their minds to kill themselves (F) | 0.709 |
24. Only experts can help people who want to suicide (F) | 0.616 | |
25. People who have thoughts about suicide should not tell others about it (F) | 0.681 | |
26. Seeing a psychiatrist or psychologist can help prevent someone from suicide (T) | 0.556 |