Development and psychometric evaluation of the Discrimination and Stigma Scale (DISC).

The Development and Psychometric Evaluation of Iranian Coping Style Scale (ICSS): Associations with Individual Differences

The development and validation of the Questionnaire on Anticipated Discrimination (QUAD)

BACKGROUND The anticipation of mental health-related discrimination is common amongst people with mental health problems and can have serious adverse effects. This study aimed to develop and validate a measure assessing the extent to which people with mental health problems anticipate that they will personally experience discrimination across a range of contexts. METHODS The items and format ...

Development and psychometric properties of the reported and intended behaviour scale (RIBS): a stigma-related behaviour measure.

BACKGROUND Although stigma in relation to mental health has been defined as including components of knowledge, attitudes and behaviour, no psychometrically tested instrument to assess behavioural discrimination at the population level has been developed. This paper presents details of the development and psychometric properties of the Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale (RIBS), an instrument ...

Self Stigma Among People with Bipolar-I Disorder in Iran

Objectives: Psychiatric stigma refers to systemic and internalized stereotypical negative attitudes against individual with mental illness. This article describes the level of self stigma, stereotype endorsement and perceived discrimination experienced by patients with Bipolar-I disorder in Tehran. Methods: Data were collected from a total of 126 patients with Bipolar-I disorder who responde...

Measuring stigma in people with lung cancer: psychometric testing of the cataldo lung cancer stigma scale.

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES to develop an instrument to measure the stigma perceived by people with lung cancer based on the HIV Stigma Scale. DESIGN psychometric analysis. SETTING online survey. SAMPLE 186 patients with lung cancer. METHODS an exploratory factor analysis with a common factor model using alpha factor extraction. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES lung cancer stigma, depression, and quali...