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Reliability and Validity of the Workplace Social Distance Scale

Self-stigma, defined by a negative attitude toward oneself combined with the consciousness of being a target of prejudice, is a critical problem for psychiatric patients. Self-stigma studies among psychiatric patients have indicated that high stigma is predictive of detrimental effects such as the d...

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Autores principales: Yoshii, Hatsumi, Mandai, Nozomu, Saito, Hidemitsu, Akazawa, Kouhei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25948436
http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v7n3p46
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author Yoshii, Hatsumi
Mandai, Nozomu
Saito, Hidemitsu
Akazawa, Kouhei
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description Self-stigma, defined by a negative attitude toward oneself combined with the consciousness of being a target of prejudice, is a critical problem for psychiatric patients. Self-stigma studies among psychiatric patients have indicated that high stigma is predictive of detrimental effects such as the delay of treatment and decreases in social participation in patients, and levels of self-stigma should be statistically evaluated. In this study, we developed the Workplace Social Distance Scale (WSDS), rephrasing the eight items of the Japanese version of the Social Distance Scale (SDSJ) to apply to the work setting in Japan. We examined the reliability and validity of the WSDS among 83 psychiatric patients. Factor analysis extracted three factors from the scale items: “work relations,” “shallow relationships,” and “employment.” These factors are similar to the assessment factors of the SDSJ. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the WSDS was 0.753. The split-half reliability for the WSDS was 0.801, indicating significant correlations. In addition, the WSDS was significantly correlated with the SDSJ. These findings suggest that the WSDS represents an approximation of self-stigma in the workplace among psychiatric patients. Our study assessed the reliability and validity of the WSDS for measuring self-stigma in Japan. Future studies should investigate the reliability and validity of the scale in other countries.
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spelling pubmed-48020592016-04-21 Reliability and Validity of the Workplace Social Distance Scale Yoshii, Hatsumi Mandai, Nozomu Saito, Hidemitsu Akazawa, Kouhei Glob J Health Sci Articles Self-stigma, defined by a negative attitude toward oneself combined with the consciousness of being a target of prejudice, is a critical problem for psychiatric patients. Self-stigma studies among psychiatric patients have indicated that high stigma is predictive of detrimental effects such as the delay of treatment and decreases in social participation in patients, and levels of self-stigma should be statistically evaluated. In this study, we developed the Workplace Social Distance Scale (WSDS), rephrasing the eight items of the Japanese version of the Social Distance Scale (SDSJ) to apply to the work setting in Japan. We examined the reliability and validity of the WSDS among 83 psychiatric patients. Factor analysis extracted three factors from the scale items: “work relations,” “shallow relationships,” and “employment.” These factors are similar to the assessment factors of the SDSJ. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the WSDS was 0.753. The split-half reliability for the WSDS was 0.801, indicating significant correlations. In addition, the WSDS was significantly correlated with the SDSJ. These findings suggest that the WSDS represents an approximation of self-stigma in the workplace among psychiatric patients. Our study assessed the reliability and validity of the WSDS for measuring self-stigma in Japan. Future studies should investigate the reliability and validity of the scale in other countries. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2015-05 2014-10-28 /pmc/articles/PMC4802059/ /pubmed/25948436 http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v7n3p46 Text en Copyright: © Canadian Center of Science and Education http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4802059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25948436
http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/gjhs.v7n3p46
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