Measuring Self-Stigma Among Romanian Psychiatric Patients: Cultural Adaptation and Further Psychometric Insights for the Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale and the Paradox of Self-Stigma Scale

Luana-Maria Alexa, Andrei Rusu, Juliette Richetin, Ioana-Maria Latu, Mugur Daniel Ciumăgeanu, Ana-Maria Radu, Camelia Maria Dindelegan, Ciprian Ionuț Băcilă, Department of Psychology, West University of Timişoara, University of Milan-Bicocca, School of Psychology, s University Belfast, Department of Psychology, University of Oradea, Faculty of Medicine, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Evaluation & the Health Professions

Published online on September 30, 2025

Abstract

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In the present study, we aimed to translate and validate two instruments designed to assess self-stigmatization: theSelf-Stigma of Mental Illness Scaleand theParadox of Self-Stigma Scale, among Romanian psychiatric patients. Responses from 326 ...