2025
Examining the Factor Structure of the Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale (ACSS) in a Military Population: Initial Development and Validation of a Four-Factor Version of the ACSS
Thomas K, Hoyt W, Goldberg S, Abbas M, Schultz M, Hiserodt M, Wyman M. Examining the Factor Structure of the Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale (ACSS) in a Military Population: Initial Development and Validation of a Four-Factor Version of the ACSS. Psychological Services 2025, 22: 312-323. PMID: 39636588, PMCID: PMC12011536, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000917.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterpersonal theory of suicideTheory of suicideFour-factor versionInterpersonal theorySuicide ScaleAcquired CapabilityFactor structureMilitary populationNational Guard service membersReturn from deploymentConfirmatory factor analysisMonths postdeploymentMilitary sampleSuicidal behaviorPreliminary supportPredictive validityPostdeployment dataAssessment pointsSuicideService membersTheory-relevantVeteran populationLife experiencesFour-factorAdequate validity
2017
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters and Acquired Capability for Suicide: A Reexamination Using DSM‐5 Criteria
Spitzer EG, Zuromski KL, Davis MT, Witte TK, Weathers F. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Clusters and Acquired Capability for Suicide: A Reexamination Using DSM‐5 Criteria. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2017, 48: 105-115. PMID: 28261858, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12341.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom clustersPTSD symptom clustersSymptom clustersSpecific PTSD symptom clustersSix-factor Anhedonia modelTrauma-exposed undergraduatesInterpersonal-psychological theoryDSM-5 criteriaAcquired CapabilitySuppressor variableCommonality analysisAnhedonia modelBivariate correlationsSuicideComplex relationshipAnhedoniaFacetsUndergraduatesRelationshipStructure coefficientsFindingsTheory
2014
PTSD Symptom Clusters Are Differentially Associated with Components of the Acquired Capability for Suicide
Zuromski KL, Davis MT, Witte TK, Weathers F, Blevins C. PTSD Symptom Clusters Are Differentially Associated with Components of the Acquired Capability for Suicide. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2014, 44: 682-697. PMID: 24796870, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTSD symptom clustersPosttraumatic stress disorderAcquired CapabilitySpecific PTSD symptom clustersSymptom clustersTrauma-exposed undergraduatesInterpersonal-psychological theorySuicidal behaviorAnxious arousalPTSD symptomsStress disorderPain tolerancePrevious researchCurrent studySuicideNumbingObserved relationshipArousalRelationshipUndergraduatesConstructsBehaviorDisordersResearchSymptoms
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