Questionnaire on Antisuicidal Motivations Test - the question form
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1. I have responsibilities and obligations to my family.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
2. I believe I can learn to adjust and cope with my problems.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
3. I believe I can control my life and destiny.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
4. I want to live.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
5. I believe that only God has the right to end a life.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
6. I am afraid of death.
1 - Not at all important
2 - Very slightly important
3 - Slightly important
4 - Important
5 - Very important
6 - Extremely important
7. My family would think that I do not love them.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
8. I do not consider myself unhappy or hopeless.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Quite unimportant
3 – Slightly unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
9. My family depends on me and needs me.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
10. I do not want to die.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
11. I want to watch my children grow up.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Quite unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
12. Life is all we have, and there is nothing better than it.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
13. I have plans for the future that I want to carry out.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
14. No matter how terrible I feel, I know it will not last forever.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Quite important
6 – Extremely important
15. I am afraid of the unknown.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
16. I love my family very much and cannot leave them.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
17. I want to experience all the joys that life has to offer me.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
18. I am afraid I would not succeed in killing myself using the method I have chosen.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
19. I care enough about myself.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
20. Life is too beautiful and precious to end it.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
21. It would be wrong to leave the care of my children to others.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
22. I believe I can find other solutions to my problems.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
23. I am afraid of going to hell.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
24. I love life.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Quite unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
25. I am too strong to kill myself.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Not very important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
26. I am a coward and do not have the courage to kill myself.
1 – Not at all
2 – Very slightly
3 – Slightly
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
27. My religious beliefs prohibit suicide.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
28. My suicide could have a negative impact on my children.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
29. I am interested in what will happen to me in the future.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
30. It would be too traumatic for my family, and I do not want them to suffer.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
31. I am concerned about what other people think of me.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Quite important
6 – Extremely important
32. I believe that everything happens for the best.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
33. I struggled for a long time to decide where, when, and how to do it.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
34. I believe it is morally wrong.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Quite unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
35. There are many things I would like to do.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Quite important
6 – Extremely important
36. I am brave enough to face life’s difficulties.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
37. I am happy and satisfied with my life.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Of very little importance
3 – Of little importance
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
38. I am afraid of the actual act of suicide (pain, blood, violence).
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
39. I believe that suicide would not solve anything.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Quite unimportant
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
40. I hope that things will get better and that the future will be happier.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Quite unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
41. Other people would think I am weak and selfish.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
42. I have the inner strength to survive.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
43. I would not want people to think that I do not have control over my life.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
44. I believe I can find a purpose in life.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Slightly unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
45. I see no reason to hasten death.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Quite unimportant
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
46. I am afraid that my method of suicide would not lead to the desired outcome.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
47. I would not want my loved ones to feel guilty afterward.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
48. I would not want my family to think I am selfish or a coward.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Quite important
6 – Extremely important
1. I have responsibilities and obligations to my family.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Of very little importance
3 – Of little importance
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
2. I believe I can learn to adapt and cope with my problems.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Quite important
6 – Extremely important
3. I believe that I can control my life and my destiny.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
4. I want to live.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
5. I believe that only God has the right to end a life.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Somewhat unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
6. I am afraid of death.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
7. My family would think that I do not love them.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
8. I do not consider myself unhappy or hopeless.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
9. My family depends on me and needs me.
1 - Not at all important
2 - Quite unimportant
3 - Slightly important
4 - Important
5 - Very important
6 - Extremely important
10. I do not want to die.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Quite unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
11. I want to watch my children grow up.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Somewhat unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
12. Life is all we have, and there is nothing better than it.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
13. I have plans for the future that I want to carry out.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
14. No matter how awful I feel, I know it will not last forever.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Quite unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
15. I am afraid of the unknown.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Slightly unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
16. I love my family very much and could not leave them.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
17. I want to experience all the joys that life has to offer me.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Quite unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
18. I am afraid that I would not succeed in killing myself using the method I have chosen.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
19. I care enough about myself.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Not very important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
20. Life is too beautiful and precious to end it.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
21. It would be bad to leave the care of my children to others.
1 - Not important at all
2 - Very unimportant
3 - Unimportant
4 - Important
5 - Very important
6 - Extremely important
22. I believe I can find other solutions to my problems.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
23. Fear of going to hell.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
24. I love life.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
25. I am too strong to kill myself.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
26. I am a coward and do not have the courage to kill myself.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
27. My religious beliefs prohibit suicide.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
28. My suicide could have a negative impact on my children.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
29. I am curious about what will happen to me in the future.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Quite unimportant
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
30. It would be too upsetting for my family, and I do not want them to suffer.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
31. I am concerned about what others think of me.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
32. I believe that everything that happens is for the best.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
33. I could not decide for a long time where, when, and how to do it.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Slightly unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
34. I believe it is morally wrong.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
35. There are many things I would like to do.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
36. I am brave enough to cope with life’s difficulties.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Somewhat unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
37. I am happy and satisfied with my life.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
38. I am afraid of the act of suicide itself (pain, blood, violence).
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
39. I believe that suicide would not solve anything.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
40. I hope that things will get better and that the future will be happier.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
41. Other people would think I am weak and selfish.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
42. I have the inner strength to survive.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very unimportant
3 – Unimportant
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
43. I would not want people to think that I have no control over my life.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
44. I believe that I can find a purpose in life.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
45. I do not see any reason to hasten my death.
1 – Not important at all
2 – Very minor
3 – Minor
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
46. I am afraid that my method of suicide would not lead to the desired outcome.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
47. I would not want my loved ones to feel guilty afterward.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly
3 – Slightly
4 – Important
5 – Very important
6 – Extremely important
48. I would not want my loved ones to think I am selfish or a coward.
1 – Not at all important
2 – Very slightly important
3 – Slightly important
4 – Important
5 – Quite important
6 – Extremely important