Study Rosenfield (1997): study US 1988

Public

20-70 Chronic mental patients, USA, 1989,

Survey name

Unnamed study

Sample

Respondents

N = 157

Non Response

7%

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
By clinical psychologists and psychiatric nurses.

Correlate

Authors's Label

Perceived stigma

Our Classification

Error Estimates

Alpha=.88

Remarks

Link's (1987,89) devaluation-discrimination scale. The scale focuses on perceptions of stigma rather than stigmatizing experiences.

Distribution

0: a=65%; b=77%; c=57%; d=53%

Operationalization

Selfreport on questions concerning the perception of a former patient about
- the extent to which most people would accept them as
  a: a friend
  b: a worker
- whether they are seen as
  c: less trustworthy  
  d: less intelligent than others

Options:
0=no
1=yes

Observed Relation with Happiness