ERIC Number: EJ1123712
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jan
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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.
Descriptors: Self Concept Measures, Mental Disorders, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Sino Tibetan Languages, Translation, Correlation, Self Esteem, Quality of Life, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires, Statistical Analysis
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong; Macau
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale
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