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Item nr | Alienation |
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1 | I feel out of place in the world because I have mental illness | 23 | 41 | 27 | 9 |
17 | Having a mental illness has spoiled my life | 19 | 27 | 32 | 22 |
21 | People without mental illness could not possibly understand me | 15 | 28 | 36 | 22 |
5 | I am embarrassed or ashamed that I have a mental illness | 19 | 23 | 33 | 25 |
16 | I am disappointed in myself for having a mental illness | 22 | 20 | 29 | 30 |
8 | I feel interior to others who don’t have mental illness | 26 | 29 | 31 | 14 |
| Stereotype endorsement |
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29 | Stereotypes about the mental ill apply to me | 58 | 29 | 10 | 3 |
18 | People can tell that I have a mental illness by the way I look | 59 | 25 | 11 | 5 |
2 | Mentally ill people tend to be violent | 42 | 42 | 13 | 4 |
19 | Because I have a mental illness, I need others to make most decisions for me | 68 | 23 | 7 | 3 |
10 | People with mental illness cannot live a good, rewarding life | 43 | 32 | 17 | 8 |
6 | Mentally ill people should not get married | 87 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
23 | I can’t contribute anything to society because I have a mental illness | 59 | 21 | 13 | 7 |
| Discrimination experience |
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3 | People discriminate against me because I have mental illness | 51 | 32 | 16 | 2 |
28 | Others think that I can’t achieve much in life because I have a mental illness | 46 | 31 | 16 | 6 |
22 | People ignore me or take me less seriously just because I have a mental illness | 47 | 33 | 13 | 7 |
15 | People often patronize me, or treat me like a child, just because I have a mental illness | 49 | 31 | 12 | 7 |
25 | Nobody would be interested in getting close to me because I have a mental illness | 48 | 32 | 13 | 6 |
| Social withdrawal |
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11 | I don’t talk about myself much because I don’t want to burden others with my mental illness | 18 | 28 | 29 | 25 |
9 | I don’t socialize as much as I used to because my mental illness might make me look or behave “weird” | 36 | 30 | 22 | 12 |
12 | Negative stereotypes about mental illness keep me isolated from the “normal” world | 31 | 36 | 23 | 9 |
20 | I stay away from social situations in order to protect my family or friends from embarrassment | 60 | 25 | 10 | 5 |
13 | Being around people who don’t have a mental illness makes me feel out of place or inadequate | 34 | 31 | 26 | 9
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4 | I avoid getting close to people who don’t have a mental illness to avoid rejection | 60 | 25 | 12 | 3 |
| Stigma resistance |
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14 | A feel comfortable being seen in public with an obviously mentally ill person | 18 | 22 | 34 | 26 |
26 | In general, I am able to live my life the way I want to | 27 | 30 | 26 | 17 |
27 | I can have a good fulfilling life, despite my mental illness | 14 | 26 | 35 | 25 |
7 | People with mental illness make important contributions to society | 5 | 5 | 22 | 69 |
24 | Living with mental illness has made me a tough survivor | 18 | 26 | 33 | 24 |