Masashi Aoyagi, Kei Naito, Yuichi Sato, Atsushi Kobayashi, Masaaki Sakamoto, Steve Tumilty
Developing clinical algorithm for identifying acute lumbar spondylolysis in elementary school children - Classification and regression tree analysis
The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy
study aims examine reliability validity personal stigma scale intrapersonal variables affect personal stigma level towards depression among university students singapore university students aged 18 24 years old literate english recruited using convenience sampling online platforms participants stigma towards depression assessed using personal stigma scale item scale rated 1 strongly disagree 5 strongly agree higher scores indicate higher stigmatising attitudes internal consistency divergent validity construct validity testretest reliability personal stigma scale evaluated intrapersonal variables affect personal stigma level towards depression personal stigma level significantly lower female participants healthcare faculties prior contact healthcare professionals without mental health disorders loved ones mental health disorders exploratory factor analysis revealed threefactor structure personal stigma scale negatively correlated depression literacy scale weakly anxiety literacy scale moderately cronbachs alpha internal consistency 071 overall scale 018 067 subscales testretest reliability coefficient 074 2 weeks 070 2 months personal stigma scale valid reliable measure selfstigma towards depression among university students singapore nonetheless studies required examine factor structure especially among various cultures populations