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The Stigma Scale: development of a standardised measure of the stigma of mental illness
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King, Michael, Dinos, Sokratis, Shaw, Jenifer, Watson, Robert, Stevens, Scott, Passetti, Filippo, Weich, Scott and Serfaty, Marc (2007) The Stigma Scale: development of a standardised measure of the stigma of mental illness. British Journal of Psychiatry, Vol.190 (No.3). pp. 248-254. doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.106.024638 ISSN 0007-1250.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.106.024638
Abstract
Background There is concern about the stigma of mental illness, but it is difficult to measure stigma consistently.
Aims To develop a standardised instrumentto measure the stigma of mental illness.
Method We used qualitative data from interviews with mental health service users to develop a pilot scale with 42 items. We recruited 193 service users in order to standardise the scale. Of these, 93 were asked to complete the questionnaire twice, 2 weeks apart, of whom 60 (65%) did so. items with a test-retest reliability kappa coefficient of 0.4 or greater were retained and subjected to common factor analysis.
Results The final 28-item stigma scale has a three-factor structure: the first concerns discrimination, the second disclosure and the third potential positive aspects of mental illness. Stigma scale scores were negatively correlated with global self-esteem.
Conclusions This self-report questionnaire, which can be completed in 5-10 min, may help us understand more about the role of stigma of psychiatric illness in research and clinical settings.
Declaration of interest None.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | British Journal of Psychiatry | ||||
Publisher: | Royal College of Psychiatrists | ||||
ISSN: | 0007-1250 | ||||
Official Date: | March 2007 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.190 | ||||
Number: | No.3 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 7 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 248-254 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.024638 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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