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Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia
ISSN: 1394-195X
Vol. 25, No. 6, 2018, pp. 127-136
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Bioline Code: mj18088
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol. 25, No. 6, 2018, pp. 127-136
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Validation of the Malay Version of the Affiliate Stigma Scale among Caregivers of Patients with Mental Illness
Yap, Siau Yun; Syed Jaapar, Sharifah Zubaidiah; Fadzil, Nor Asyikin & Kueh, Yee Cheng
Abstract
Background: Caregivers of patients with mental illness are exposed to stigma. The
internalisation of this stigma among caregivers is known as affiliate stigma and can be measured by
the Affiliate Stigma Scale (ASS). The aim of this study was to validate the Malay version of the ASS.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed from May to December 2017 with 372
caregivers of patients with mental illness. The ASS was first translated into Malay using standard
forward and backward translation procedures. The final version of the ASS-Malay (ASS-M)
was completed by participants. The data analyses involved assessment of construct validity by
exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and construct reliability.
Results: The final model of the ASS-M consists of four factors with 21 items, as compared
to the original version, which has three factors with 22 items. The results showed that the final
model has good model fit based on RMSEA (0.065) and SRMR (0.055) and a satisfactory composite
reliability (affective = 0.827, cognitive = 0.857, behaviour = 0.764, self-esteem = 0.861).
Conclusion: The study showed that the four-factor, 21-item ASS-M model has good
psychometric properties. The scale is valid and reliable for measuring affiliate stigma among
caregivers of patients with mental illness in Malaysia.
Keywords
factor analysis; caregivers of patients with mental illness; affiliate stigma; validity
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