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Cross-Cultural Validity of the Self-Stigma of Seeking Help (SSOSH) Scale: Examination Across Six Nations.
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Journal of Counseling Psychology . Apr2013, Vol. 60 Issue 2, p303-310. 8p. 5 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Researchers have found that the stigma associated with seeking therapy-particularly self-stigma-can inhibit the use of psychological services. Yet, most of the research on self-stigma has been conducted in the United States. This is a considerable limitation, as the role of self-stigma in the help-seeking process may vary across cultural groups. However, to examine cross-cultural variations, researchers must first develop culturally valid scales. Therefore, this study examined scale validity and reliability of the widely used Self-Stigma of Seeking Help scale (SSOSH; Vogel, Wade, & Haake, 2006) across samples from 6 different countries (England, Greece, Israel, Taiwan, Turkey, and the United States). Specifically, we used a confirmatory factor analysis framework to conduct measurement invariance analysis and latent mean comparisons of the SSOSH across the 6 sampled countries. Overall, the results suggested that the SSOSH has a similar univariate structure across countries and is sufficiently invariant across countries to be used to explore cultural differences in the way that self-stigma relates to help-seeking behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MENTAL health services
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*EPIDEMIOLOGY
*FACTOR analysis
*HELP-seeking behavior
*PSYCHOMETRICS
*SCALES (Weighing instruments)
*SELF-perception
*SOCIAL stigma
*ETHNOLOGY research
*DATA analysis
*CULTURAL values
*STRUCTURAL equation modeling
*RESEARCH methodology evaluation
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*PSYCHOLOGY
RESEARCH evaluation
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00220167
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Counseling Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 86969787
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1037/a0032055