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Table 3 The Stigma Scale for Mental Illness (SSMI 2C) score stratified by education

From: An exploratory cross-sectional study on the impact of education on perception of stigma by Chinese patients with schizophrenia

 

High school or above (n = 70)

Middle school or below (n = 63)

P

Discrimination factor

2.30 ± 0.76

2.07 ± 0.78

>0.05

 1. I was discriminated against in education because of my mental illness.

2.11 ± 0.67

2.17 ± 0.58

 

 2. I sometimes felt discriminated against because of my mental illness.

2.25 ± 0.57

2.13 ± 0.69

 

 7 I was discriminated against by my superiors because of my mental illness.

1.84 ± 0.82

1.82 ± 0.75

 

 8. I was discriminated against by police because of my mental illness.

1.57 ± 0.76

1.69 ± 0.68

 

 10. I felt very lonely because of my mental illness.

2.28 ± 0.68

1.78 ± 0.79

 

 12. I would have had more opportunities if I had no mental illness.

2.87 ± 0.95

1.90 ± 0.82

 

 17. I felt angry at the attitude of others toward my mental illness.

2.64 ± 0.77

2.06 ± 0.74

 

 18. I encounter no trouble due to my mental illness.

2.27 ± 0.87

1.82 ± 0.78

 

 19 I felt discriminated against by medical staff due to my mental illness.

2.36 ± 0.82

2.86 ± 0.98

 

 20. People avoided me due to my mental illness.

2.74 ± 0.86

1.96 ± 0.79

 

 21. I was humiliated by others due to my mental illness.

2.30 ± 0.76

2.85 ± 0.93

 

 25. I feel life is unfair because of my mental illness.

2.58 ± 0.94

1.86 ± 0.79

 

Concealment factor

2.42 ± 0.96

2.01 ± 0.79

<0.05

 5. I am worried about telling others that I am on psychotherapy.

2.84 ± 0.87

1.88 ± 1.09

 

 11. I fear reaction by others if they find out I have mental illness.

2.43 ± 0.96

1.93 ± 0.78

 

 13. I do not care if my neighbors know about my mental illness.

1.33 ± 0.74

1.29 ± 0.67

 

 14. I will admit having mental illness if I am interviewed for a job.

0.71 ± 0.38

0.88 ± 0.49

 

 15. I fear telling others that I am on therapy for mental illness.

3.02 ± 0.69

2.67 ± 0.93

 

 16. I had to keep my mental illness secrete due to attitude of others.

2.73 ± 0.95

1.89 ± 0.72

 

 24. I do not like to tell others that I am having mental illness.

2.98 ± 1.87

2.53 ± 0.82

 

 26. I felt it was necessary to conceal my mental illness from my friends.

2.76 ± 0.77

2.89 ± 0.79

 

 27. I found it hard to tell others about my mental illness

3.04 ± 0.87

2.11 ± 0.84

 

Positive effect factors

2.43 ± 0.79

1.67 ± 0.77

<0.05

 3. I have become more considerate because of my mental illness.

2.52 ± 0.70

1.52 ± 0.73

 

 4 I do not feel terrible because of my mental illness.

2.22 ± 0.94

1.86 ± 0.89

 

 6. People understand my mental illness.

2.01 ± 0.84

1.77 ± 0.79

 

 9. I have become more tolerant of others because of my illness.

2.63 ± 0.76

1.22 ± 0.64

 

 22. I have become a stronger person because of my illness.

2.93 ± 0.76

2.06 ± 0.72

 

 23. I do not feel ashamed of my mental illness

2.31 ± 0.73

1.57 ± 0.83

 
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