Internalized stigma of mental illness: psychometric properties of a new measure.

By J. Ritsher, P. Otilingam, Monica Grajales. Psychiatry Research, 2003

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Health, Social Psychology

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In Clinical Psychology

1. P. Corrigan
2. Nicolas Rüsch
3. J. Phelan
4. David C. Hodgins
5. J. Horch
6. Bernice A. Pescosolido
7. A. Watson
8. J. Ritsher

In Health

1. P. Corrigan
2. Jonathon E. Larson
3. J. Phelan
4. A. Watson
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6. L. Barr
7. Bernice A. Pescosolido
8. V. Earnshaw

In Social Psychology

1. P. Corrigan
2. Bernice A. Pescosolido
3. Nicolas Rüsch
4. J. Phelan
5. David C. Hodgins
6. J. Horch
7. Jonathon E. Larson
8. A. Watson

Citations in the corpus

• The Self–Stigma of Mental Illness: Implications for Self–Esteem and Self–Efficacy (2006, methodology): “The Rosenberg Self–esteem Scale (1965) was used to measure self–esteem.”
• Public Stigma of Disordered Gambling: Social Distance, Dangerousness, and Familiarity (2008, background): “For the purpose of this study the term mental patient was replaced with “problem gambler.” The scale is well established psychometrically and in relation to other measures ( Ritsher, Otilingam, & Grajales, 2003 ).”
• The Stigma Complex (2015, background): “Variously referred to as traditional prejudice, old-fashioned prejudice, and Jim Crow racism, these items captured adherence to the belief that blacks are the categorical intellectual inferiors of whites (Bobo et al. 1997, p. 16).”
• Internalized stigma predicts erosion of morale among psychiatric outpatients. (2004, methodology): “The scale was developed with substantial consumer input and has good reliability and evidence for construct validity (Ritsher et al., 2003).”
• Toward understanding the insight paradox: internalized stigma moderates the association between insight and social functioning, hope, and self-esteem among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. (2006, background): “Evidence of acceptable internal consistency, test-retest reliability, factorial, and convergent validity have been reported, including links with morale and well-being.(26,38)”
• Understanding Concealable Stigmatized Identities: The Role of Identity in Psychological, Physical, and Behavioral Outcomes (2011, background): “Internalized stigma among people living with mental illnesses (Ritsher et al., 2003), PLWHA (Berger, Ferrans, & Lashley, 2001; Fife & Wright, 2000; Visser et al.”
• Self‐stigma and the “why try” effect: impact on life goals and evidence‐based practices (2009, background): “mental illness experience a loss of self-esteem and self-efficacy (12,14-18).”
• THE ROLE OF STIGMA COPING AND SOCIAL SUPPORT IN MEDIATING THE EFFECT OF SOCIETAL STIGMA ON INTERNALIZED STIGMA, MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (2013, background): “The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness contains 29 Likert items rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 4 (strongly agree) (Ritsher et al., 2003).”