Myths about suicide - validating the Hungarian version of the Literacy of Suicide Scale (H-LOSS) on a community sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Suicide was exceptionally high in Hungary in the last century. According to Eurostat, Hungary ranks second in the EU in death by suicide and was among the few countries where the suicidal tendencies increased in 2020. Primary tasks of suicide prevention programs are to develop suicide literacy and dispel myths and misconceptions about suicide. Therefore, the goal of our research was the Hungarian validation of the 26-item Literacy of Suicide Scale (LOSS).

Methods

749 people (382 female (51.0%), 364 male (48.6%), 3 identify as non-binary or other (0.4%); 4 identifying as transgender (0.5%)) participated in our online cross-sectional survey with a mean age of 32.4 years (SD = 14.5 years). The H-LOSS questionnaire was adapted using the 2PL (two-parameter logistic) mo

SUBMITTER: Flach R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11360470 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature