Development and validation of the Self-Stigma Questionnaire (SSQ) for people with schizophrenia and its relation to social functioning

Autor: Ochoa S, Martínez-Zambrano F, García-Franco M, Vilamala S, Ribas M, Arenas O, Garcia-Morales E, Álvarez I, Escartin G, Villellas R, Escandell MJ, Martínez-Raves M, López-Arias E, Cunyat C, Haro JM
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY
r-FSJD. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de la Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
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r-FSJD: Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de la Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
ISSN: 0010-440X
Popis: Self-stigma specifically in people with schizophrenia has been little studied. The aims of the present study were to validate a new instrument for the assessment of self-stigma (SSQ) and to assess the relationship between self-stigma and social functioning in people with schizophrenia. A sample of 76 people with schizophrenia was assessed at two moments in time with the SSQ, the PDD (stigma), two scales of social functioning (LSP, SFS), and a scale of general functioning (GAF). The results indicated that SSQ presented good psychometric properties, with Cronbach's alpha ranging between 0.75 and 0.901. The stability of the instrument was between 0.836 and 0.402. Three factors were found in the factor analysis (social discrimination, perceived capabilities, concealment of the disease), explaining 62.66% of the total variance. A relationship was found between self-stigma and social functioning in people with schizophrenia, especially in relation to social contact. In conclusion, the SSQ seems to be a valid and reliable questionnaire for the assessment of self-stigma in people with schizophrenia, and interventions should be designed to cope with self-stigma in order to improve the social functioning of people who suffer schizophrenia.
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