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Three Scales of Mental Health-Related Stigma: Additional Evidence on its Psychometric Properties in the Portuguese Population
| Resumo: | Introduction: The aim of this study was to provide additional evidence on the psychometric properties in the Portuguese population of three stigma scales: Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS), Scaling Community Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill 12 (CAMI-12), and Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale (RIBS).Methods: A total of 3556 participants were recruited and completed the three scales online. The study includes confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency analysis, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and known-groups validity tests.Results: The results suggest that the European Portuguese RIBS version appears to be a valid measure of stigma in the Portuguese population, as well as the CAMI-12 “Prejudice and Exclusion” subscale and a modified version of MAKS. The results corroborate the existing evidence of a positive correlation between mental health-related stigma and low educational status, as well as reduced contact with someone with mental illness. Conclusion: The findings of this study contribute with additional evidence on the validity and reliability of the proposed European Portuguese versions of these three scales. |
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| Autores principais: | Lourenço, Beatriz |
| Outros Autores: | Mina, Ana; Moreno, Maria; Mateus, Pedro; Aguiar, Pedro; Maia, Teresa; Goes, Ana Rita |
| Assunto: | Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices Mental Disorders Mental Health Social Stigma Validation Study Conhecimento, Atitudes e Práticas na Saúde Estigma Social Perturbações Mentais Saúde Mental Estudo de Validação |
| Ano: | 2025 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Ordem dos Médicos |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Acta Médica Portuguesa |
| Resumo: | Introduction: The aim of this study was to provide additional evidence on the psychometric properties in the Portuguese population of three stigma scales: Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS), Scaling Community Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill 12 (CAMI-12), and Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale (RIBS).Methods: A total of 3556 participants were recruited and completed the three scales online. The study includes confirmatory factor analysis, internal consistency analysis, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and known-groups validity tests.Results: The results suggest that the European Portuguese RIBS version appears to be a valid measure of stigma in the Portuguese population, as well as the CAMI-12 “Prejudice and Exclusion” subscale and a modified version of MAKS. The results corroborate the existing evidence of a positive correlation between mental health-related stigma and low educational status, as well as reduced contact with someone with mental illness. Conclusion: The findings of this study contribute with additional evidence on the validity and reliability of the proposed European Portuguese versions of these three scales. |
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