Development and Initial Testing of a Measure of Public and Self-Stigma in the Military

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1036-1047

  Skopp, Nancy A ^a   Bush, Nigel E ^a   Vogel, David L ^b   Wade, Nathaniel G ^b   Sirotin, Anton P ^a   Mccann, Russell A ^a   Metzger Abamukong, Melinda J ^a  

^a National Center for Telehealth and Technology T2   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mental health stigma; Military; Public stigma; Self stigma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STIGMA; SOLDIER; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865158235     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.21889     Document Type: Article

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