Table 2 Factors obtained from exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency for the ATTS

Total

Factor 1. Acceptability

 Right to commit suicide—people

 Suicide should not always be prevented

 Suicide a relief

 Suicide can never be justified

 Not understandable that people can take their lives

 Most people avoid talking about suicide

Factor 2. Acceptability related incurable disease

 Get help to commit suicide if severe, incurable disease—myself

 Consider suicide if severe, incurable disease—myself

 Get help to commit suicide if severe, incurable disease—people

 Suicide acceptable means to end incurable disease—people

 Suicide understandable if severe, incurable disease—people

Factor 3. Preventability

 Can always help

 Suicide can be prevented

 Duty to restrain a suicidal act

Factor 4. Tabooing

 Risk to evoke suicidal thoughts if asked about

 Should or would rather not talk about suicide

 Suicide decision can’t reversed

Factor 5. Unpredictability

 Relatives have no idea about what is going on

 Suicide happens without warning

 People who make threats seldom complete suicide

Factor 6. Normal–common

 Everyone has considered suicide

 Anybody can commit suicide

 Could express suicide wish without meaning it- myself

Factor 7. Aging

 Suicides among younger people particularly puzzling

Factor 8. Incomprehensibility

 Communication not serious

 Suicide among the worst thing to do to relatives

Factor 9. Suicidal process

 Suicides considered for a long time

 Attempts are impulsive actions

Factor 10. Non-communication

 Low estimated own suicide probability

 Suicide ones own business

Factor 11. Relation-caused

 Attempts due to revenge and punishment

 Attempts due to interpersonal conflicts