Table 1 Mean scores at the AMI scale at Time 0 and Time 1
Item number | Scoring | Item wording | Dimension | Baseline value | Value difference T1-T0 | Significance of difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Reversed | Mental hospitals are an outdated means of treating people with mental illness | Integration of the mentally ill into the community | 2,79 | - 0,27 | .011 |
25 | It is frightening to think of people with mental problems living in residential neighborhoods | Fear and exclusion towards mental illness | 2,70 | - 0,07 | .618 | |
5 | Reversed | Less emphasis should be placed on protecting the public from people with mental illness | Integration of the mentally ill into the community | 2,49 | - 0,54 | .000 |
21 | Reversed | Most women who were once patients in a mental hospital can be trusted as babysitters | Integration of the mentally ill into the community | 2,40 | - 012 | .174 |
4 | Reversed | Mental illness is an illness like any other | Integration of the mentally ill into the community | 2,34 | - 0,40 | .007 |
26 | Locating mental health facilities in a residential area downgrades the neighborhood | Fear and exclusion towards mental illness | 2,11 | - 0,25 | .052 | |
20 | Reversed | People with mental illness are far less of a danger than most people suppose | Integration of the mentally ill into the community | 1,89 | - 0,49 | .000 |
16 | A woman would be foolish to marry a man who has suffered from mental illness, even though he seems fully recovered | Fear and exclusion towards mental illness | 1,82 | - 0,21 | .015 | |
17 | I would not want to live next door to someone who has been mentally ill | Fear and exclusion towards mental illness | 1,80 | - 0,33 | .002 | |
15 | People with mental illness should not be given any responsibility | Fear and exclusion towards mental illness | 1,76 | - 0,12 | .314 | |
2 | There is something about people with mental illness that makes it easy to tell them from normal people | Causes of mental illness and needs for special services | 1,76 | +0,07 | .437 | |
27 | Reversed | People with mental health problems should have the same rights to a job as anyone else | Integration of the mentally ill into the community | 1,74 | - 0,34 | .001 |
14 | There are sufficient existing services for people with mental illness | Causes of mental illness and needs for special services | 1,72 | - 0,07 | .562 | |
24 | Reversed | Residents have nothing to fear from people coming into their neighborhood to obtain mental health services | Integration of the mentally ill into the community | 1,71 | - 0,12 | .104 |
8 | Reversed | People with mental illness have for too long been the subject of ridicule | Understanding and tolerance towards the mentally ill | 1,69 | - 0,17 | .057 |
22 | Reversed | The best therapy for many people with mental illness is to be part of a normal community | Integration of the mentally ill into the community | 1,68 | - 0,16 | .070 |
9 | Reversed | We need to adopt a far more tolerant attitude toward people with mental illness in our society | Understanding and tolerance towards the mentally ill | 1,60 | - 0,32 | .000 |
18 | Anyone with a history of mental problems should be excluded from taking public office | Fear and exclusion towards mental illness | 1,56 | - 0,14 | .114 | |
19 | Reversed | No one has the right to exclude people with mental illness from their neighborhood | Integration of the mentally ill into the community | 1,48 | 0,00 | .840 |
7 | Reversed | Virtually anyone can become mentally ill | Understanding and tolerance towards the mentally ill | 1,47 | - 0,04 | .744 |
23 | Reversed | As far as possible, mental health services should be provided through community based facilities | Understanding and tolerance towards the mentally ill | 1,46 | - 0,15 | .129 |
3 | As soon as a person shows signs of mental disturbance, he should be hospitalized | Fear and exclusion towards mental illness | 1,40 | - 0,12 | .122 | |
11 | People with mental illness don’t deserve our sympathy | Understanding and tolerance towards the mentally ill | 1,37 | + 0,02 | .633 | |
12 | People with mental illness are a burden on society | Fear and exclusion towards mental illness | 1,35 | - 0,08 | .310 | |
13 | Increased spending on mental health services is a waste of money | Understanding and tolerance towards the mentally ill | 1,33 | - 0,10 | .246 | |
1 | One of the main causes of mental illness is a lack of self-discipline and will-power | Causes of mental illness and needs for special services | 1,19 | - 0,15 | .004 | |
10 | Reversed | We have a responsibility to provide the best possible care for people with mental illness in our society | Understanding and tolerance towards the mentally ill | 1,18 | 0,00 | 1 |