Table 3.
The correlation between the 9 variables evaluated by the AQ-9 and total stigma
| Score total stigma | Pity | Danger | Fear | Blame | Segregation | Anger | Help | Avoidance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I feel pity for José | 0.406** | – | |||||||
| How dangerous is José? | 0.729** | 0.153** | – | ||||||
| Would José scare you? | 0.727** | 0.129** | 0.619** | – | |||||
| I think José is to blame for is illness | 0.439** | −0.068** | 0.237** | 0.305** | – | ||||
| I think it would be best for José’s community if he were put away in a psychiatric hospital | 0.621** | 0.074** | 0.394** | 0.347** | 0.258** | – | |||
| How angry would you be with José? | 0.465** | −0.013** | 0.249** | 0.324** | 0.337** | 0.290** | – | ||
| How likely would you be to help José | 0.209** | 0.266** | 0.055** | −0.016** | −0.043** | − 0.009** | −0.057** | – | |
| I would keep distance from José | 0.489** | 0.063** | 0.295** | 0.339** | 0.255** | 0.301** | 0.290** | −0.314** | – |
| Do you think José should be forced to undergo medical treatment against his will? | 0.523** | 0.131** | 0.219** | 0,225** | 0.007 | 0.305** | 0.081** | 0.041** | .195** |
** p < 0.01