Measuring unbearable psychache in suicide risk: psychometric evidence for the Italian UP3 and comparison with the psychache scales
The UP3 appears particularly sensitive to acute unbearable psychache, performing better in detecting recent than lifetime suicide risk. Although it does not outperform PAS scales, the UP3's brevity and focus on the intolerable component of psychache make it suitable for use alongside other measures as part of a comprehensive suicide risk evaluation in clinical or large-scale contexts.
Authors
- Anna Contardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5021-2966)
- Michela Balsamo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5396-3853)
- Federica Genova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0657-4983)
- Leonardo Carlucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9853-5606)
- Marco Innamorati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3534-296X)
- Francesco De Vincenzo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2795-6670)
- Rossella Mattea Quinto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3826-7187)
- Nicole Bungaro
- Cecilia Blandizzi
- Chiara Alessio
- Laura Dattilo
Institutions
- University of Foggia (IT)
- University of Chieti-Pescara (IT)
- European University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1676675
- Primary Topic
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca