Table 2 Weighted kappa and Cronbach alfa for the self-report inventory of fear of and behavioural intentions toward the mentally ill (95%Cls), (n = 51)
Item | Weighted kappa (95% Cls) |
|---|---|
I am afraid of people with mental illness | 0.37 (0.18-0.56) |
Would you object to having mentally ill people living in your neighbourhood? | 0.29 (0.13-0.46) |
Would you avoid conversations with neighbours who had suffered from mental illness? | 0.41 (0.21-0.60) |
Would you be willing to work with somebody with a mental illness? | 0.31 (0.12-0.49) |
Would you invite somebody into your home if you knew they suffered from mental illness? | 0.54 (0.36-0.72) |
Would you be worried about visiting somebody with a mental illness? | 0.28 (0.06-0.50) |
If somebody had been a former psychiatric patient, would you have them as a friend? | 0.36 (0.09-0.63) |
If somebody who had been a former psychiatric patient came to live next door to you, would you greet them occasionally? | 0.31 (0.06-0.57) |
Would you have casual conversations with neighbours who had suffered from mental illness? | 0.41 (0.18-0.64) |
If somebody who had been a former psychiatric patient came to live next door to you, would you visit them? | 0.30 (0.11-0.49) |
Cronbach alfa | 0.80 |