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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ment Health Prev. 2015 Dec 1;3(4):178–184. doi: 10.1016/j.mhp.2015.09.001

Table 2.

Internal Consistency, Mean and Standard Deviation, for Barriers to Mental Health Seeking Services Scale Revised: Subscales and Total after Revision

Subscale/Scale Items alpha M(SD)
Help-seeking .67 2.77(.72)
  11, 15, 39, 44
Stigma .87 1.71(.61)
  6, 7, 19, 48, 50
Knowledge and Fear of Psychotherapy .85 1.84(.62)
  26, 32, 33, 45, 46
Belief about Inability to Find a Psychotherapist .86 1.95(.60)
  5, 9, 23, 28, 34
Belief that Depressive Symptoms are Normal .74 2.45(.55)
  3, 18, 24, 27
Insurance/Payment Concerns .79 2.27(.68)
  22, 31, 40
Ageism .82 1.61(.50)
  2, 21, 36, 37, 38
Concerns about Psychotherapist’s Qualifications .81 1.75(.48)
  1, 13, 16, 25, 29
Physician Referral .63 1.94(.63)
  4, 10, 49
Transportation Concerns .76 1.77(.55)
  12, 20, 35, 41, 43

Intrinsic Total Score .93 2.00(.48)
  3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 15, 18, 19, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 39, 44, 45, 46, 48, 50
Extrinsic Total Score .92 1.82(.46)
  1, 2, 4, 10, 12, 13, 16, 20, 21, 22, 25, 29, 31, 35, 36, 37 38, 40, 41, 43, 49
Total Score .96 1.91(.46)
  All except for 8, 14, 17, 30, 42, 47

Note. alpha = Cronbach’s Alpha; M = mean; SD = standard deviation