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Table 2 Pattern matrix for the MARISTAN Stigma Scale

From: The Maristán stigma scale: a standardized international measure of the stigma of schizophrenia and other psychoses

Item

 

Informal networks

Socio-institutional

Health professionals

Self-stigma

10

I have been hidden away by my family

0, 76

−0,10

0,01

−0,02

16

Due to my illness people close to me have become more distant

0, 60

0,02

0,03

−0,08

8

My family doesn’t take me seriously

0, 59

0,14

0,06

−0,03

15

People look at me as if I am odd

0, 57

0,08

−0,06

0,18

18

People always expect me to behave and talk in an odd way

0, 57

−0,04

−0,06

−0,01

12

My family is afraid of me

0, 56

−0,20

−0,07

0,02

19

People don’t respect me

0, 56

0,04

0,09

0,00

9

I have been ill-treated by my family (abandoned, locked in my own home, etc.).

0, 48

−0,15

0,13

0,11

7

My family criticises me for everything

0, 45

0,11

0,07

0,04

20

People are not tolerant with me

0, 44

0,11

0,16

0,08

11

My family hides my illness from others

0, 40

−0,02

0,00

0,20

29

Health Problems of people with mental health problems are not taken seriously, as they tend to be understood as part of the mental illness

0,12

0, 66

−0,17

−0,14

28

The opinion of people with mental health problems is not so well considered whenever decisions about their treatment (hospital admission) are taken, unlike in the case of other illnesses

0,05

0, 62

−0,02

−0,13

35

There are not enough services for people with mental health problems

−0,09

0, 58

0,12

−0,05

31

Mental health services have fewer staff than other health services

−0,30

0, 57

0,13

0,18

26

Medical services try to avoid having to deal with people with mental health problems

0,10

0, 55

0,05

−0,02

27

The emergency services don’t look after people with mental health problems in the same way as people with other illnesses.

0,09

0, 53

−0,01

0,04

33

Government policy has not supported the development of mental health services compared to other health services

−0,12

0, 46

0,06

0,13

14

People use unpleasant words when talking about people with mental health problems

0,19

0, 43

−0,14

0,06

34

Mental health law excessively restricts the rights of people with mental health problems

−0,11

0, 42

−0,08

0,23

30

Mental health facilities are in a worse state than other health service facilities.

−0,12

0, 41

0,22

0,14

21

The media portray a poor image of people with mental health problems

0,36

0, 40

−0,09

−0,11

32

Psychiatric medication is not as well funded as medication for other illnesses

−0,14

0, 36

0,25

−0,08

23

Mental health professionals are cold and impersonal towards me

0,11

−0,10

0, 84

−0,01

22

General practice staff are cold and impersonal towards me

−0,02

−0,02

0, 76

−0,02

24

Professionals from the emergency services are cold and impersonal towards me

0,10

0,20

0, 53

−0,06

25

Professionals in psychiatric units are cold and impersonal towards me

0,08

0,27

0, 33

−0,04

2

The illness makes me feel inferior

0,09

−0,20

0,11

0, 76

1

I avoid relating to others because I feel different

0,03

0,02

−0,05

0, 67

3

I’m afraid that I might disappoint others

0,05

0,13

−0,11

0, 61

5

At times I think that I am not normal

0,11

0,22

−0,08

0, 42

  1. Italic text, it shows items belonging each factor.