SBQ-ASC item | Autistic group N = 153 | Non-autistic group N = 132 | Combined sample N = 285 |
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 | Factor loadings | ||
1. Have you ever thought about or attempted to end your life? | .817 | .833 | .854 |
2. How often on average have you experienced intense thoughts about ending your life in the past 12Â months? | .692 | .591 | .715 |
3. When you have intense thoughts about ending your life, how long per day does this typically last? | .746 | .869 | .827 |
4. When you experience intense thoughts about ending your life, how likely are you to act on them? | .84 | .878 | .883 |
5. Have you ever told anyone that you: were thinking about ending your life/were going to attempt to end your life/had attempted to end your life? | .696 | .764 | .752 |
Cronbach’s Alpha | .818 | .848 | .85 |