Psychometric evaluation of the revised attribution questionnaire (r-AQ) to measure mental illness stigma in adolescents.
The revised attribution questionnaire (r-AQ) measures mental illness stigma. This study's purpose is to evaluate the factor structure of the (r-AQ) and examine the validity of the factor structure in adolescents. A convenience sample (n = 210) of adolescents completed the r-AQ and these data were used in exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). The EFA established a five item single factor structure, which we called the modified r-AQ and captures the negative emotional reactions to people with mental illness, a domain of mental illness stigma. The CFA established the validity of the factor structure (chi2 = 2.4, df = 4, p = .659, TLI = 1.042, CFI = 1.00, RMSEA = .000). Internal consistency reliability for the scale was acceptable (a = .70). The modified r-AQ is a reliable and valid measure of the emotional reaction to people with mental illness.
Case Western Reserve University, School of Nursing, Cleveland, OH 44106-4904, USA. mdp55@case.edu
Melissa D
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Pinto
Ronald
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Hickman
M Cynthia
MC
Logsdon
Christopher
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Burant
D000293:Adolescent; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057545:Social Stigma; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States