Cross‐Sectional Psychometric Comparison of the Fearlessness About Suicide and Fearlessness About Death Scales
The FSS appears more strongly associated with painful and frightening experiences hypothesized to contribute to the capability for suicide, whereas the FAD is associated with traits and behaviors associated with unintentional bodily harm. Longitudinal research is needed to examine the FSS's predictive ability for future self-injurious thoughts and behaviors.
Authors
- April R. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0832-0028)
- Lauren M. Harris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6755-3396)
- Kai Wu
- Rachel Torres (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4621-2944)
Institutions
- University of Louisville (US)
- Auburn University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/sltb.70056
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00