Suicide Risk Assessment Questionnaire Test

People worried about their own safety can use this questionnaire to organize concerns that deserve attention. The Suicide Risk Assessment Questionnaire Test is an online self-report questionnaire about suicidal thoughts, planning, previous behavior, hopelessness, and protective connections. It offers a structured starting point for a suicide risk assessment, and the result requires interpretation by a qualified professional.

What This Questionnaire Measures

The questions examine suicidal thoughts, planning, previous attempts, hopelessness, withdrawal, and protective ties. They are intended for someone reflecting on their own current or recent state, and the suicide risk questionnaire covers several relevant situations across that experience.

The result appears on one Suicide Risk Scale (0-16), assessing the likelihood of suicidal tendencies; higher totals indicate higher risk of suicidal behavior. The bands are Low indicators (0-5), Moderate indicators (6-10), and High indicators (11-16).

These themes show what the result brings together:

• Suicidal thinking and planning indicate whether thoughts are present, persistent, specific, or organized.
• History and context include previous attempts, exposure to suicide, hopelessness, and difficulty disengaging from problems.
• Connection and protection reflect interests, trusted relationships, responsibilities, and a stable sense of belonging.

Methodology and Evidence Base

Each item uses a yes-or-no response about risk indicators or protective factors. The questionnaire displays a total on the stated scale and its three bands; as an online self-report questionnaire for preliminary risk identification, its scoring and standardization are not established, so no finer scoring rule should be inferred. As a suicide risk test, it depends on candid answers about the relevant period.

Its conceptual reference point is Pöldinger’s suicidality assessment (1968), which considers thoughts, planning, previous behavior, hopelessness, social context, and protective ties together. Pöldinger’s later 1982 work discusses recognition and assessment, while Röcker and Bachmann (2015) address prevention and treatment within a broader clinical framework. The questionnaire is conceptually consistent with these works, while this online self-report format remains distinct from them.

The questionnaire does not fully capture current intent, access to means, recent changes, or immediate circumstances; those factors require direct assessment, and self-report may be affected by distress, memory, reluctance, or misunderstanding. Use the result to clarify concerns and support timely human attention.