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ERIC Number: EJ1123712
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jan
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-1049-7315
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Validity and Reliability of Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (Cantonese)
Young, Daniel Kim-Wan; Ng, Petrus Y. N.; Pan, Jia-Yan; Cheng, Daphne
Research on Social Work Practice, v27 n1 p103-110 Jan 2017
Purpose: This study aims to translate and test the reliability and validity of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness-Cantonese (ISMI-C). Methods: The original English version of ISMI is translated into the ISMI-C by going through forward and backward translation procedure. A cross-sectional research design is adopted that involved 295 participants randomly drawn from a population of Chinese consumers participated in different kinds of community-based mental health services. Results: Results show that the Cronbach's a coefficient of the ISMI-C is 0.93. With regard to validity test, the ISMI-C shows significant and negative correlation with measures on self-esteem and quality of life. Also, an explorative factor analysis yields five factors that are consistent with previous research results. Discussion: This study shows that the ISMI-C is a reliable and valid measure. ISMI-C can facilitate the development of interventions in reducing self-stigma for people with mental illness across Chinese societies.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong; Macau
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale
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