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01-06-2012 | Original Paper

Stigma and discrimination toward mental illness: translation and validation of the Italian version of the attribution questionnaire-27 (AQ-27-I)

Authors: Luca Pingani, Matilde Forghieri, Silvia Ferrari, Dror Ben-Zeev, Paolo Artoni, Fausto Mazzi, Gaspare Palmieri, Marco Rigatelli, Patrick W. Corrigan

Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Issue 6/2012

Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study was to translate the Attribution Questionnaire-27 (AQ-27) to the Italian language (AQ-27-I), and to examine the reliability and validity of this new Italian version.

Methods

The questionnaire was translated using the standard translation/back-translation method. Cronbach’s alpha and intraclass coefficients were used to estimate instrument reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to corroborate the original English version factor structure in the new measure, and to establish validity. Path analyses were meant to validate relationships found in the English version among Italian-speaking participants.

Results

The AQ-27-I demonstrated acceptable internal consistency, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.82 for the total scale and ranging between 0.52 and 0.91 for the subscales. The test–retest reliability was also satisfactory, with intraclass correlation coefficients of 0.72 for the total scale and ranging between 0.51 and 0.89 for the subscales. Fit indices of the model supported the factor structure and paths.

Conclusions

The AQ-27-I is a reliable measure to assess stigmatizing attitudes in Italian.

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Title: Stigma and discrimination toward mental illness: translation and validation of the Italian version of the attribution questionnaire-27 (AQ-27-I)
Authors: Luca Pingani
Matilde Forghieri
Silvia Ferrari
Dror Ben-Zeev
Paolo Artoni
Fausto Mazzi
Gaspare Palmieri
Marco Rigatelli
Patrick W. Corrigan
Publication date: 01-06-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Issue 6/2012
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Electronic ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-011-0407-3

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Stigma and discrimination toward mental illness: translation and validation of the Italian version of the attribution questionnaire-27 (AQ-27-I)

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Purpose

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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