Table 2 Reliability coefficients for the 10-item Stigma Experience Scale
From: The experience and impact of stigma in Saudi people with a mood disorder
Scale item | Bipolar disorder (n = 50) | Depression (n = 43) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
% agreed | Item-rest correlation | % agreed | Item-rest correlation | |
Do you think people will think less of you if they know you have a mental illness? | 28% | 0.328 | 41.9% | 0.582 |
Do you think that the average person is afraid of someone with a serious mental illness? | 48% | 0.429 | 41.9% | − 0.086 |
Have you ever been teased, bullied, or harassed because you have a mental illness? | 34% | 0.380 | 41.9% | 0.476 |
Have you felt that you have been treated unfairly or that your rights have been denied because you have a mental illness? | 26% | 0.421 | 23.3% | 0.461 |
Have your experiences with stigma affected your recovery? | 20% | 0.441 | 27.9% | 0.622 |
Have your experiences with stigma caused you to think less about yourself or your abilities? | 30% | 0.223 | 27.9% | 0.552 |
Have your experiences with stigma affected your ability to make or keep friends? | 20% | 0.416 | 30.2% | 0.611 |
Have your experiences with stigma affected your ability to interact with your family? | 24% | 0.354 | 23.3% | 0.437 |
Have your experiences with stigma affected your satisfaction with or quality of life? | 36% | 0.260 | 32.6% | 0.450 |
Do you try to avoid situations that may be stigmatizing to you? | 56% | 0.292 | 51.2% | 0.619 |
Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient | 0.692 | 0.792 | ||
Mean scale score (SD) | 3.22 (2.359) | 3.418 (2.779) | ||
95% CI | 2.549–3.890 | 2.563–4.274 | ||