Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 24, 2014
Last Modified: January 12, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements a computerized version of the Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview (SITBI) (short-form) as described in:
Nock, M. K., Holmberg, E. B., Photos, V. I., & Michel, B. D. (2007). The Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behaviors Interview: Development, reliability, and validity in an adolescent sample. Psychological Assessment, 19, 309-317.
5 - 10 minutes
SITBI is an interview-based measure to uniformly assess the presence, frequency, and characteristics of
(a) suicidal ideation, (b) suicide plans, (c) suicide gestures, (d) suicide attempts, and (e) NSSI.
(from: Nock et al, 2007, p.310). The script contains 72 questions spread across 20 surveyPages.
1. By default, none of the questions have to be answered to through the survey. To change, go
to section QUESTIONS and follow further instructions.
2. Screenshots of each surveyPage can be taken - go to section SURVEY and follow further instructions
can be changed under Editable Values
File Name: SITBI_summary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
File Name: sitbi.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date, time, | Date and time script was run |
| group, subject, session | With the current group/subject/sessionnumber |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) |
| q*_latency | How much time the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| title | The survey title | |
| instructions | The SITBI instructions |