Three Scales of Mental Health-Related Stigma: Additional Evidence on its Psychometric Properties in the Portuguese Population.

IF 0.8 4区医学 Q3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Acta medica portuguesa Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI:10.20344/amp.22377

Beatriz Lourenço, Ana Mina, Maria Moreno, Pedro Mateus, Pedro Aguiar, Teresa Maia, Ana Rita Goes

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Abstract

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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Acta medica portuguesa MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-

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1.90

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16.70%

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256

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6-12 weeks

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