Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale.
ISMI
Self-stigma in people with mental illness across 5 subscales - Alienation, Stereotype Endorsement, Perceived Discrimination, Social Withdrawal, and Stigma Resistance
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 29; brief forms ISMI-10 and ISMI-9. 4-pt Likert (1 strongly disagree - 4 strongly agree) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- 30+ langs - a multinational review documents validated versions in TR, ZH, FA, ES, PT, SV, HE, AR, JA, KO, PL and others (approx)
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Ritsher, J.B., Otilingam, P.G., & Grajales, M. (2003). Internalized stigma of mental illness: psychometric properties of a new measure. Psychiatry Research, 121(1), 31-49.
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