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Stigma on Mental Health among High School Students: Validation of the Italian Version of the Attribution Questionnaire-27 (AQ-27-I) in a High School Student Population

The purpose of this study was to describe the psychometric characteristics of the AQ-27-I in a high school student population. Students aged between 17 and 20 years and attending the fourth and fifth year of a scientific high school in Milan were approached at the school and were asked to fill in an...

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Autores principales: Ferrari, Silvia, Bressi, Cinzia, Busnelli, Elisa, Mattei, Giorgio, Pozzoli, Sara, Oliva, Anna, Galeazzi, Gian Maria, Pingani, Luca
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Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7400441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32707640
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145207
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author Ferrari, Silvia
Bressi, Cinzia
Busnelli, Elisa
Mattei, Giorgio
Pozzoli, Sara
Oliva, Anna
Galeazzi, Gian Maria
Pingani, Luca
author_facet Ferrari, Silvia
Bressi, Cinzia
Busnelli, Elisa
Mattei, Giorgio
Pozzoli, Sara
Oliva, Anna
Galeazzi, Gian Maria
Pingani, Luca
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description The purpose of this study was to describe the psychometric characteristics of the AQ-27-I in a high school student population. Students aged between 17 and 20 years and attending the fourth and fifth year of a scientific high school in Milan were approached at the school and were asked to fill in an anonymous socio-demographic form and the AQ-27-I. Cronbach’s alpha was used to estimate the instrument reliability and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted and compared to the original English version factor structure. The AQ-27-I demonstrated acceptable internal consistency, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.87 and only one subscale (Personal responsibility) with an alpha lower than 0.60. Fit indices were very positive for the Dangerousness Model supporting the factor structure and paths of the original version. The Personal Responsibility Model, on the other hand, showed some weakness, concerning the process dynamics of the model. The results obtained are similar with those from other studies carried out in Italy and other countries. The questionnaire can be used for the quantitative description of stereotypes, emotions and behaviors associated with stigma in mental health in high school student populations.
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spelling pubmed-74004412020-08-07 Stigma on Mental Health among High School Students: Validation of the Italian Version of the Attribution Questionnaire-27 (AQ-27-I) in a High School Student Population Ferrari, Silvia Bressi, Cinzia Busnelli, Elisa Mattei, Giorgio Pozzoli, Sara Oliva, Anna Galeazzi, Gian Maria Pingani, Luca Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The purpose of this study was to describe the psychometric characteristics of the AQ-27-I in a high school student population. Students aged between 17 and 20 years and attending the fourth and fifth year of a scientific high school in Milan were approached at the school and were asked to fill in an anonymous socio-demographic form and the AQ-27-I. Cronbach’s alpha was used to estimate the instrument reliability and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted and compared to the original English version factor structure. The AQ-27-I demonstrated acceptable internal consistency, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.87 and only one subscale (Personal responsibility) with an alpha lower than 0.60. Fit indices were very positive for the Dangerousness Model supporting the factor structure and paths of the original version. The Personal Responsibility Model, on the other hand, showed some weakness, concerning the process dynamics of the model. The results obtained are similar with those from other studies carried out in Italy and other countries. The questionnaire can be used for the quantitative description of stereotypes, emotions and behaviors associated with stigma in mental health in high school student populations. MDPI 2020-07-19 2020-07 /pmc/articles/PMC7400441/ /pubmed/32707640 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145207 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Busnelli, Elisa
Mattei, Giorgio
Pozzoli, Sara
Oliva, Anna
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Pingani, Luca
Stigma on Mental Health among High School Students: Validation of the Italian Version of the Attribution Questionnaire-27 (AQ-27-I) in a High School Student Population
title Stigma on Mental Health among High School Students: Validation of the Italian Version of the Attribution Questionnaire-27 (AQ-27-I) in a High School Student Population
title_full Stigma on Mental Health among High School Students: Validation of the Italian Version of the Attribution Questionnaire-27 (AQ-27-I) in a High School Student Population
title_fullStr Stigma on Mental Health among High School Students: Validation of the Italian Version of the Attribution Questionnaire-27 (AQ-27-I) in a High School Student Population
title_full_unstemmed Stigma on Mental Health among High School Students: Validation of the Italian Version of the Attribution Questionnaire-27 (AQ-27-I) in a High School Student Population
title_short Stigma on Mental Health among High School Students: Validation of the Italian Version of the Attribution Questionnaire-27 (AQ-27-I) in a High School Student Population
title_sort stigma on mental health among high school students: validation of the italian version of the attribution questionnaire-27 (aq-27-i) in a high school student population
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7400441/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32707640
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17145207
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