ISCI
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Intentions to Seeking Counseling Inventory (ISCI)
A 17-item scale that measures participants’ intentions to seek
psychological help or counseling services for a range of specified
problems (e.g., weight control, excessive alcohol use, depression,
test anxiety, loneliness) [25].
Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale from “very unlikely = 1”
to “very likely = 4”.
The total score ranges from 17 to 68, with higher scores indicative of
more likelihood of seeking counseling for the various issues
[26-28].
Internal Consistency (Cronbach’s α):
0.90 in a previous study [28]
0.89 in the current study*
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ATSPPH-SF
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Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help short-form
(ATSPPH-SF)
It is a shortened 10-item revision scale of the original 29-item
ATSPPHS designed to assess the multi-factorial nature of individuals’
attitudes towards seeking help for mental health issues [29].
Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale from “disagree = 1” to
“agree = 4”.
The total score ranges from 10 to 40, with higher scores indicative of
more positive attitudes towards getting professional help.
Internal consistency (Cronbach’s α):
0.84 in the original study [29], 0.82 [30], 0.80 [31], and
0.77 [32] in other previous studies
0.80 in the current study*
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SSOSH
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Self-Stigma of Seeking Psychological Help ‘10-items’ (SSOSH)
It is a 10-item self-report scale designed to assess the self-stigma
associated with seeking psychological help [30].
Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale from “disagree = 1” to
“agree = 4”.
The total score ranges from 10 to 40, with higher scores reflect more
significant perceived self-stigma associated with seeking
psychological help.
Internal consistency (Cronbach’s α):
0.91 in the original study [30]
0.82 in the current study*
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SSRPH
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Social Stigma Scale for Receiving Psychological Help (SSRPH)
It is a 5-item self-report scale designed to assess the perceived
public stigma associated with seeking professional help [28].
Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale from “disagree = 1” to
“agree = 4”.
The total score ranges from 5 to 20, and higher scores reflect more
significant perceived public stigma associated with receiving
professional psychological help.
Internal consistency (Cronbach’s α):
0.72 in the original study [33], 0.76 [25] and 0.73 in other
previous studies [28].
0.70 in the current study*, which makes the unidimensional factor
structure of this scale uncertain. However, the authors decided to keep
this scale for further analysis, and to repeat the analysis with its
different items.
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Cronbach’s α could not be improved by omitting any of the items. |
*Cronbach’s α could not be improved by omitting any of the
items. |