2.4.3. Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale Short Form (SSMIS-SF; [
diverse mental health disorders
The SSMIS-SF consists of 20 items resulting in 4 subscales that assess self-stigma in terms of: awareness of common stereotypes of mental health concerns (SSMIS-Aware), level of agreement with common mental health stereotypes (SSMIS-Agree), how much they apply the stereotypes to themselves or internalize them (SSMIS-Apply), and the degree to which the respondents who have internalized the stereotype are hurt by it (SSMIS-Hurt). The total score for each construct was calculated by summing respondents’ answers on a 9-point Likert-type scale. A higher score indicates higher levels of self-stigma on each specific construct. The SSMIS-SF has good internal consistency across studies that included diverse mental health disorders and participant populations [