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Research Instrument
Social // ISMI10 Open Access

Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness-10

10-item scale measuring a person's internalized stigma about their own mental illness.

Estimated Time
~5 mins
Instrument Scale
Standardized Items
Administration
Self-Administered
Scoring Engine
Automated Real-Time

Scale Overview & Construct

10-item scale measuring a person's internalized stigma about their own mental illness.

Psychometric Instrument Likert Self-Report Dimensional Breakdown Server-Side Validated

Purpose & Measurement Objectives

10-item scale measuring a person's internalized stigma about their own mental illness. Based on your answers to its 10 items, you'll get a single overall score showing how strongly this pattern applies to you right now. Your result gives you a clearer picture of this social tendency or attitude, and how strongly it shows up for you.

Instrument Specifications

Target Population
People living with a mental illness
Administration Format
Self-Administered
Intended Domain / Purpose
Research & Empirical Study
Recommended Age Bracket
Adults (18+ yrs)
Duration & Pacing
5 Minutes (Self-Paced)
Access License
Open Creative Commons

Scientific Documentation & Psychometric Rigor

Developer / Author
Original 29-item ISMI: Ritsher, J. B., Otilingam, P. G., & Grajales, M.; 10-item short form: Boyd, J. E., Adler, E. P., Otilingam, P. G., & Peters, T.
Development Year
2003
Theoretical Construct & Framework Measures the degree to which a person with mental illness has internalized public stigma about mental illness.

Internal Consistency & Reliability

Published studies of both the full and short forms report good internal consistency.

Construct & Criterion Validity

Validated across multiple countries and psychiatric populations; the short form correlates strongly with the original full-length measure.

Academic Citations

Ritsher, J. B., Otilingam, P. G., & Grajales, M. (2003). Internalized stigma of mental illness: psychometric properties of a new measure. Psychiatry Research, 121(1), 31-49. Short form: Boyd, J. E., Adler, E. P., Otilingam, P. G., & Peters, T. (2014). Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness (ISMI) scale: a multinational review. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 55(1), 221-231.

Academic Citation & Instrument Provenance

When referencing this instrument in research, academic theses, or clinical institutional audits, please cite the original author publication:

License: CC BY 4.0. Citation: van Beukering et al. (2022), BMC Psychiatry, 22.

Governance, Boundaries & Ethical Use

Construct Boundaries & Interpretive Limitations

Imported from the OpenScales open item-bank project. This specific digital implementation has not been independently validated by PsiQ. Not a diagnostic tool.

License: CC BY 4.0. Citation: van Beukering et al. (2022), BMC Psychiatry, 22.

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Identifier ISMI10
Category Social
Scale Standard Standardized
License Status CC BY 4.0 Open Scale
PsiQ Psychometric ID #120
Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness-10
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