8,806 responses from 1,258 respondents to 7 items.
| Description | Stigma of Suicide Attempt Scale (STOSA). The STOSA is a 12-item scale measuring stigma related to suicide attempts with items such as, “Most people feel that attempted suicide is a sign of personal failure” rated on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 4 (Strongly agree). |
|---|---|
| Reference | Reinbergs, E. J., Rogers, M. L., Gransee, S. E., & Loera, T. T. (2025, May 27). Suicide Stigma Scale: Development and initial psychometric validation. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/3vd9f_v1 |
| DOI | 10.31219/osf.io/3vd9f_v1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Source data | https://osf.io/f5qgm/files/4dwr5 |
| Responses | 8,806 |
|---|---|
| Respondents | 1,258 |
| Items | 7 |
| Response categories | 4 |
| Responses per respondent | 7 |
| Responses per item | 1,258 |
| Density | 1 |
| Longitudinal | FALSE |
| age range | Adult (18+) |
|---|---|
| sample | Internet-based |
| construct type | Opinion/attitude |
| measurement tool | Survey/questionnaire |
| item format | Likert Scale/selected response |
| primary language(s) | eng |
| construct name | Stigma of Suicide Attempt Scale (STOSA) |
This table has item text in the IRW: the wording administered to respondents, not just the response codes.
| Instrument | Stigma of Suicide Attempt Scale (STOSA). The STOSA is a 12-item scale measuring stigma related to suicide attempts with items such as, “Most people feel that attempted suicide is a sign of personal failure” rated on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (Strongly disagree) to 4 (Strongly agree). |
|---|---|
| Mean words per item | 17.417 |
| Mean characters per item | 98.750 |
| Mean characters per response | 11 |
| Flesch-Kincaid grade level | 9.946 |
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Or load it directly in R or Python:
# R
install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("itemresponsewarehouse/Rpkg")
library(irw)
df <- irw_fetch("suicide_reinbergs_2025_stosa")
# Python
pip install irw
import irw
df = irw.fetch("suicide_reinbergs_2025_stosa")
| IRW version | v393 |
|---|---|
| Redivis dataset | item_response_warehouse_2 v19.0 |
| Redivis dataset DOI | 10.57761/qtx5-4m80 |
| Manifest pin for this IRW version | v19.0 |
| Metadata source | irw_meta v23.0 |