Reasons for Living Inventory.
RFL
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)
- Provisionally grouped under
- 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
- 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.
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