Factor | Factor loading | Explained variance | Internal consistency |
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1. Suicide is acceptable | 8.8% | 0.73 | |
People do have the right to take their own lives | 0.59 | ||
Suicide is an acceptable means to terminate an incurable disease | 0.58 | ||
I can understand that people suffering from a severe, incurable disease commit suicide | 0.54 | ||
I would consider the possibility of taking my life if I were to suffer from a severe, incurable disease | 0.51 | ||
If someone wants to commit suicide it is their business and we should not interfere | 0.46 | ||
There may be situations where the only reasonable solution is suicide | 0.44 | ||
A person, once they have suicidal thoughts, will never let them go | 0.42 | ||
I would like to get help to take my own life if I were to suffer from a severe, incurable, disease | 0.41 | ||
2. Suicide is a process | 8.6% | 0.70 | |
Loneliness could for me be a reason to take my life | 0.60 | ||
It is mainly loneliness that drives people to suicide | 0.59 | ||
Most suicide attempts are caused by conflicts with a close person | 0.55 | ||
There is a risk of evoking suicidal thoughts in a person’s mind if you ask about it | 0.49 | ||
When a person commits suicide it is something that he/she has considered for a long time | 0.43 | ||
Usually relatives have no idea about what is going on when a person is thinking of suicide | 0.41 | ||
Suicide happens without warning | 0.41 | ||
3 Suicide is incomprehensible | 4.6% | 0.42 | |
On the whole, I do not understand how people can take their lives | 0.54 | ||
People who make suicidal threats seldom complete suicide | 0.42 |