Reasons for Living Inventory.

RFL

What it measures

Protective beliefs against suicide across 6 domains (Survival/Coping Beliefs, Responsibility to Family, Child-Related Concerns, Fear of Suicide, Fear of Social Disapproval, Moral Objections)

Length and format

48 items. 6-point importance Likert (1 not at all - 6 extremely important) (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Multiple incl. ES, ZH, MS, military and lifespan adaptations; English original

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

open with attribution

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Reference

Linehan, M.M., et al. (1983). Reasons for staying alive when you are thinking of killing yourself: the Reasons for Living Inventory. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 51(2), 276-286.