Psychometric Evaluation of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale for Patients with Mental Illnesses: Measurement Invariance across Time

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098767

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Title:	Psychometric Evaluation of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale for Patients with Mental Illnesses: Measurement Invariance across Time
Authors:	Chang, Chih-Cheng Wu, Tsung-Hsien Chen, Chih-Yin Wang, Jung-Der Lin, Chung-Ying
Contributors:	休閒保健管理系
Keywords:	SELF-ESTEEM SCHIZOPHRENIA CONSEQUENCES PEOPLE DISCRIMINATION RELIABILITY VERSION
Date:	2014-06
Issue Date:	2015-05-06 21:24:12 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	Public Library Science
Abstract:	Background: The current investigation examined the psychometric properties of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) scale in a sample of patients with mental illness. In addition to the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity that previous studies have tested for the ISMI, we extended the evaluation to its construct validity and measurement invariance using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Methods: Three hundred forty-seven participants completed two questionnaires (i.e., the ISMI and the Depression and Somatic Symptoms Scale [DSSS]), and 162 filled out the ISMI again after 50.23 +/- 31.18 days. Results: The results of this study confirmed the frame structure of the ISMI; however, the Stigma Resistance subscale in the ISMI seemed weak. In addition, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity were all satisfactory for all subscales and the total score of the ISMI, except for Stigma Resistance (alpha = 0.66; ICC = 0.52, and r = 0.02 to 0.06 with DSSS). Therefore, we hypothesize that Stigma Resistance is a new concept rather than a concept in internalized stigma. The acceptable fit indices supported the measurement invariance of the ISMI across time, and suggested that people with mental illness interpret the ISMI items the same at different times. Conclusion: The clinical implication of our finding is that clinicians, when they design interventions, may want to use the valid and reliable ISMI without the Stigma Resistance subscale to evaluate the internalized stigma of people with mental illness.
Relation:	Plos One, v.9 n.6, e98767
Appears in Collections:	[Dept. of Recreation and Health-Care Management] Periodical Articles

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