Table 3 Total ISMI scores by demographics (n = 173)
From: The Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) scale: validation of the Japanese version
Mean total score | Test | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 2.30 | t = −1.09 |
Female | 2.38 | (p = 0.28) | |
Residence | Gunma Prefecture | 2.28 | t = −1.00 |
Niigata Prefecture | 2.35 | (p = 0.32) | |
Education | Junior high school | 2.33 | F = 0.57 |
High school | 2.29 | (p = 0.97) | |
Junior college or vocational school | 2.41 | ||
University degree or higher | 2.39 | ||
Marital status | Single | 2.37 | F = 2.06 |
Married | 2.22 | (p = 0.86) | |
Divorced or widowed | 2.21 | ||
Cohabitation | Cohabitation | 2.35 | t = 0.42 |
Living alone | 2.32 | (p = 0.67) | |
Period of facility use | Less than 6 months | 2.42 | F = 0.73 |
6 months to less than 1 year | 2.41 | (p = 0.79) | |
1 year or more | 2.31 | ||
Self-reported diagnosis | Schizophrenia | 2.33 | |
Bipolar disorder | 2.22 | F = 0.22 | |
Depression | 2.34 | (p = 0.04) | |
Other | 2.38 |