Psychometric Properties of the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview–Short Form Among U.S. Active Duty Military Service Members and Veterans

Ian H. Stanley; Brian P. Marx; Brooke A. Fina; Stacey Young-McCaughan; Hannah C. Tyler; Denise M. Sloan; Abby E. Blankenship; Katherine A. Dondanville; James L. Walker; Joseph W. Boffa; Craig J. Bryan; Lily A. Brown; Casey L. Straud; Jim Mintz; Chadi G. Abdallah; Sudie E. Back; Tabatha H. Blount; Bryann B. DeBeer; Julianne Flanagan; Edna B. Foa; Peter T. Fox; Steffany J. Fredman; John Krystal; Meghan E. McDevitt-Murphy; Donald D. McGeary; Kristi E. Pruiksma; Patricia A. Resick; John D. Roache; Paulo Shiroma; Daniel J. Taylor; Jennifer Schuster Wachen; Alexander M. Kaplan; Argelio L. López-Roca; Karin L. Nicholson; Richard P. Schobitz; Christian C. Schrader; Allah Fard M. Sharrieff; Jeffrey S. Yarvis; Brett T. Litz; Terence M. Keane; Alan L. Peterson

doi:10.1177/10731911221143979

Psychometric Properties of the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview–Short Form Among U.S. Active Duty Military Service Members and Veterans

Ian H. Stanley, Brian P. Marx, Brooke A. Fina, Stacey Young-McCaughan, Hannah C. Tyler, Denise M. Sloan, Abby E. Blankenship, Katherine A. Dondanville, James L. Walker, Joseph W. Boffa, Craig J. Bryan, Lily A. Brown, Casey L. Straud, Jim Mintz, Chadi G. Abdallah, Sudie E. Back, Tabatha H. Blount, Bryann B. DeBeer, Julianne Flanagan, Edna B. FoaPeter T. Fox, Steffany J. Fredman, John Krystal, Meghan E. McDevitt-Murphy, Donald D. McGeary, Kristi E. Pruiksma, Patricia A. Resick, John D. Roache, Paulo Shiroma, Daniel J. Taylor, Jennifer Schuster Wachen, Alexander M. Kaplan, Argelio L. López-Roca, Karin L. Nicholson, Richard P. Schobitz, Christian C. Schrader, Allah Fard M. Sharrieff, Jeffrey S. Yarvis, Brett T. Litz, Terence M. Keane, Alan L. Peterson

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We assessed the interrater reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview-Short Form (SITBI-SF) in a sample of 1,944 active duty service members and veterans seeking services for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions. The SITBI-SF demonstrated high interrater reliability and good convergent and discriminant validity. The measurement properties of the SITBI-SF were comparable across service members and veterans. Approximately 8% of participants who denied a history of suicidal ideation on the SITBI-SF reported suicidal ideation on a separate self-report questionnaire (i.e., discordant responders). Discordant responders reported significantly higher levels of PTSD symptoms than those who denied suicidal ideation on both response formats. Findings suggest that the SITBI-SF is a reliable and valid interview-based measure of suicide-related thoughts and behaviors for use with military service members and veterans. Suicide risk assessment might be optimized if the SITBI-SF interview is combined with a self-report measure of related constructs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2332-2346
Number of pages	15
Journal	Assessment
Volume	30
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221143979
State	Published - Oct 2023

Keywords

PTSD
interview
military
suicide
veterans

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Clinical Psychology
Applied Psychology

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Stanley, I. H., Marx, B. P., Fina, B. A., Young-McCaughan, S., Tyler, H. C., Sloan, D. M., Blankenship, A. E., Dondanville, K. A., Walker, J. L., Boffa, J. W., Bryan, C. J., Brown, L. A., Straud, C. L., Mintz, J., Abdallah, C. G., Back, S. E., Blount, T. H., DeBeer, B. B., Flanagan, J., ... Peterson, A. L. (2023). Psychometric Properties of the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview–Short Form Among U.S. Active Duty Military Service Members and Veterans. Assessment, 30(7), 2332-2346. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221143979

Stanley, IH, Marx, BP, Fina, BA, Young-McCaughan, S, Tyler, HC, Sloan, DM, Blankenship, AE, Dondanville, KA, Walker, JL, Boffa, JW, Bryan, CJ, Brown, LA, Straud, CL, Mintz, J, Abdallah, CG, Back, SE, Blount, TH, DeBeer, BB, Flanagan, J, Foa, EB, Fox, PT, Fredman, SJ, Krystal, J, McDevitt-Murphy, ME, McGeary, DD, Pruiksma, KE, Resick, PA, Roache, JD, Shiroma, P, Taylor, DJ, Wachen, JS, Kaplan, AM, López-Roca, AL, Nicholson, KL, Schobitz, RP, Schrader, CC, Sharrieff, AFM, Yarvis, JS, Litz, BT, Keane, TM & Peterson, AL 2023, 'Psychometric Properties of the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview–Short Form Among U.S. Active Duty Military Service Members and Veterans', Assessment, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 2332-2346. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221143979

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