Table 2.

Reliability coefficients for the 10-item Stigma Experience Scale.

Scale item	Bipolar Disorder (N = 79*)		Depression (N = 90*)
	% Endorsed	Item-rest correlation	% Endorsed	Item-rest correlation
Do you think people will think less of you if they know you have a mental illness?	62.0%	.32	61.1%	.35
Do you think that the average person is afraid of someone with a serious mental illness?	69.6%	.46	73.3%	.17
Have you ever been teased, bullied, or harassed because you have a mental illness?	43.0%	.44	36.7%	.54
Have you felt that you have been treated unfairly or that your rights have been denied because you have a mental illness?	53.2%	.32	50.0%	.49
Have your experiences with stigma affected your recovery?	51.9%	.46	56.7%	.60
Have your experiences with stigma caused you to think less about yourself or your abilities?	65.8%	.45	71.1%	.49
Have your experiences with stigma affected your ability to make or keep friends?	49.4%	.58	55.6%	.45
Have your experiences with stigma affected your ability to interact with your family?	55.7%	.45	55.6%	.42
Have your experiences with stigma affected your satisfaction with or quality of life?	60.8%	.48	70.0%	.45
Do you try to avoid situations that may be stigmatizing to you?	65.8%	.40	71.1%	.45
Kuder-Richarson coefficient of reliability (KR-20)		.77		.78
Mean Scale Score (SD)**		5.8 (2.8)		6.0 (2.8)
CI		5.1–6.4		5.4–6.6

*Note reduced sample size. Only respondents who answered all scale questions are included in the above table. **t  (167 df) =  .558, P = .578.