Table 3 Reliability coefficients for the 7-item Stigma Impact Scale
From: The experience and impact of stigma in Saudi people with a mood disorder
Scale item | Bipolar disorder (N =50) | Depression (N =43) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Item-rest correlation | Mean (SD) | Item-rest correlation | |
On a scale where 0 is the lowest possible amount and 10 is the highest possible amount, how much has stigma affected you personally? | ||||
Quality of life | 3.4 (3.446) | 0.625 | 3.4 (3.626) | 0.60 |
Social contacts | 2.78 (3.824) | 0.692 | 2.72 (3.68) | 0.697 |
Family relations | 2.6 (3.73) | 0.650 | 2.81 (3.76) | 0.772 |
Self-esteem | 2.86 (3.33) | 0.592 | 2.95 (3.879) | 0.760 |
On a scale where 0 is the lowest possible amount and 10 is the highest possible amount, how much has stigma affected your family as a whole? | ||||
Quality of life | 2.58 (3.447) | 0.589 | 1.58 (3.072) | 0.567 |
Social contacts | 1.68 (3.09) | 0.716 | 0.84 (2.17) | 0.433 |
Family relations | 1.54 (2.887) | 0.818 | 0.74 (2.15) | 0.471 |
Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient | 0.878 | 0.851 | ||
Mean scale score (SD) | 17.44 (18.14) | 15.047 (16.609) | ||
CI | 12.284–22.596 | 9.935–20.158 | ||