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- Title
Psychometric evaluation of the revised attribution questionnaire (r-AQ) to measure mental illness stigma in adolescents.
- Authors
Pinto, Melissa D; Hickman, Ronald; Logsdon, M Cynthia; Burant, Christopher
- Abstract
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.
- Publication
Journal of nursing measurement, 2012, Vol 20, Issue 1, p47
- ISSN
1061-3749
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1891/1061-3749.20.1.47