Strongly disagree

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Agree

Strongly agree

Item nr

Alienation

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

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

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

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

4

I avoid getting close to people who don’t have a mental illness to avoid rejection

60

25

12

3

Stigma resistance

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