Research Article
Have access already?
Get access to this article:
Or get access to the particular issue:
- Perpetual access Add to cart ($49.95)
Or get access to the entire journal:
Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale (BMI) across women from the United States, Japan, and South Korea. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was employed. The sample was 564 women aged 21–64 years old who were recruited in the United States and Korea (American = 127, Japanese immigrants in the United States = 204, and Korean = 233). We carried out item analysis, construct validity by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and internal consistency using SPSS Version 22 and AMOS Version 22. Results: An acceptable model fit for a 20-item BMI (Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale–Revised [BMI-R]) with 3 factors was confirmed using CFA. Construct validity of the BMI-R showed to be all acceptable; convergent validity (average variance extracted [AVE] ≥0.5, construct reliability [CR] ≥0.7) and discriminant validity (r = .65–.89, AVE >.79). The Cronbach’s alpha of the BMI-R was .92. Conclusion: These results showed that the BMI was a reliable tool to study beliefs about mental illness across cultures. Our findings also suggested that continued efforts to reduce stigma in culturally specific contexts within and between countries are necessary to promote help-seeking for those suffering from psychological distress.
Period | Abstract | Full | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 2024 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Mar 2024 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
Feb 2024 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 87 |
Jan 2024 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Dec 2023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Nov 2023 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Oct 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Sep 2023 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Aug 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Jul 2023 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Jun 2023 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
May 2023 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Apr 2023 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Mar 2023 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Feb 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Jan 2023 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Dec 2022 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Nov 2022 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Oct 2022 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
Sep 2022 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Aug 2022 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Jul 2022 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Jun 2022 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
May 2022 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
Apr 2022 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Mar 2022 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
Feb 2022 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
Jan 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Dec 2021 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Nov 2021 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Oct 2021 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Sep 2021 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
Aug 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Jul 2021 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Jun 2021 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
May 2021 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Apr 2021 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Mar 2021 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Feb 2021 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Jan 2021 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Dec 2020 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Nov 2020 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
Oct 2020 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
Sep 2020 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Aug 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Jul 2020 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Jun 2020 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
May 2020 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Apr 2020 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
Mar 2020 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
Feb 2020 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
Jan 2020 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
Dec 2019 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 26 |
Nov 2019 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
Oct 2019 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
Sep 2019 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Aug 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Jul 2019 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Jun 2019 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
May 2019 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 21 |
Apr 2019 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Mar 2019 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
Feb 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Jan 2019 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Dec 2018 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Nov 2018 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
Oct 2018 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
Sep 2018 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Aug 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |