The stigma scale (The Stigma Scale) can actually measure the degree of stigma of mental health problems nowadays. Although The Stigma Scale is a convenient and effective self-report assessment tool, there is no Chinese version in Taiwan. Therefore, this study aims to: (1) two stage translation of The Stigma Scale; (2) item analysis and streamline the number of items; (3)check the reliability and validity of the streamlining The Stigma Scale. Participants with chronic schizophrenia come from a psychiatric teaching hospital and a hospital center in south of Taiwan. After the exploratory factor analysis and the item analysis of the pre-test by 151 patients and the literature analysis, we found that the stigma of mental health problems includes three domains, discrimination, positive perception and disclosure. According to dimensions of analysis we retained 22 questions after selection, and test to 215 formal samples for confirmatory factor analysis, reliability and validity. Results showing: (1) The content validity is .92; (2) the internal consistency reliability after selection ranged from .83 ~ .93, one-month test-retest reliability Cronbach's coefficient ranged from .55 ~ .73; (3) confirmatory factor analysis showed that the "The Stigma Scale" has an acceptable model fit, ideal reliability and validity, and suitable for assessing the sense of the stigma of domestic patients with mental disorders. Also can be used on medical services and clinical assessment.

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