1. Development and Psychometric Properties of the Spanish Social Stigma Scale (S3).
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Arranz-López, José Germán, Pérez-Corrales, Jorge, and Machancoses, Francisco H.
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PSYCHIATRIC diagnosis ,HEALTH literacy ,COMPUTER software ,CRONBACH'S alpha ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,CHI-squared test ,STRUCTURAL equation modeling ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,EXPERIMENTAL design ,SURVEYS ,RESEARCH methodology ,PSYCHOMETRICS ,ATTITUDES toward mental illness ,STATISTICS ,FACTOR analysis ,DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) ,SOCIAL stigma - Abstract
(1) Background: Mental health problems are associated with negative connotations that may lead to discrimination and rejection of people diagnosed with mental disorders. The present study aimed to develop and validate a new scale (the Spanish Social Stigma Scale—S3) to assess the current level of social stigma in the general Spanish population. (2) Methods: The assessment tool was developed after reviewing the items of existing tools that represent the most appropriate indicators for the assessment of social stigma. A review was performed by volunteer subjects and by a group of experts in the field, based on the participation of 563 respondents to a survey. (3) Results: The confirmatory factor analysis revealed that the developed tool fits with the factors that determine the level of social stigma and shows good internal consistency (χ
2 SB = 412.0321, gl = 293, p < 0.01; BBNNFI = 0.922; CFI = 0.930; IFI = 0.931; RMSEA = 0.028 [0.022, 0.035]). (4) Conclusions: The S3 is useful for assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behavior towards people diagnosed with a mental disorder. This tool may be used for the identification and development of mechanisms necessary for the reduction of social stigma in the general population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2024
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