Table 2.

The Stigma Scale for Mental Illness (SSMI-C) score stratified by education

	High school education or above (n=70)	Middle school education or below (n=63)	P-value
Discrimination factor	2.30±0.76	2.07±0.78	>0.05
1. I was discriminated against during my education because of my mental illness.	2.11±0.67	2.17±0.58
2. I sometimes felt discriminated against because of my mental illness.	2.25±0.57	2.13±0.69
7. I was discriminated against by my superiors because of my mental illness.	1.84±0.82	1.82±0.75
8. I was discriminated against by police because of my mental illness.	1.57±0.76	1.69±0.68
10. I felt very lonely because of my mental illness.	2.28±0.68	1.78±0.79
12. I would have had more opportunities if I had no mental illness.	2.87±0.95	1.90±0.82
17. I felt angry at the attitude of others toward my mental illness.	2.64±0.77	2.06±0.74
18. I encounter no trouble due to my mental illness.	2.27±0.87	1.82±0.78
19. I felt discriminated against by medical staff due to my mental illness.	2.36±0.82	2.86±0.98
20. People avoided me due to my mental illness.	2.74±0.86	1.96±0.79
21. I was humiliated by others due to my mental illness.	2.30±0.76	2.85±0.93
25. I feel life is unfair because of my mental illness.	2.58±0.94	1.86±0.79
Concealment factor	2.42±0.96	2.01±0.79	<0.05
5. I am worried about telling others that I am undergoing psychotherapy.	2.84±0.87	1.88±1.09
11. I fear reaction by others if they find out I have mental illness.	2.43±0.96	1.93±0.78
13. I do not care if my neighbors know about my mental illness.	1.33±0.74	1.29±0.67
14. I will admit having a mental illness if I am interviewed for a job.	0.71±0.38	0.88±0.49
15. I fear telling others that I am on therapy for mental illness.	3.02±0.69	2.67±0.93
16. I had to keep my mental illness a secret due to the attitude of others.	2.73±0.95	1.89±0.72
24. I do not like to tell others that I have a mental illness.	2.98±1.87	2.53±0.82
26. I felt it was necessary to conceal my mental illness from my friends.	2.76±0.77	2.89±0.79
27. I found it hard to tell others about my mental illness.	3.04±0.87	2.11±0.84
Positive effect factors	2.43±0.79	1.67±0.77	<0.05
3. I have become more considerate because of my mental illness.	2.52±0.70	1.52±0.73
4. I do not feel terrible because of my mental illness.	2.22±0.94	1.86±0.89
6. People understand my mental illness.	2.01±0.84	1.77±0.79
9. I have become more tolerant of others because of my illness.	2.63±0.76	1.22±0.64
22. I have become a stronger person because of my illness.	2.93±0.76	2.06±0.72
23. I do not feel ashamed of my mental illness.	2.31±0.73	1.57±0.83

Note: Data are mean ± standard deviation.