Adaptation, Validity, and Reliability Study of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Stigma Scale into Turkish

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dc.contributor.authorCivgin, Umut
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-08T15:16:04Z
dc.date.available2026-02-08T15:16:04Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentBursa Teknik Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The aim of the study is to adapt the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Stigma Scale to Turkish and to determine its psychometric properties. This scale, which can be used for anyone showing generalized anxiety symptoms, has two sub-scale consisting of 9 statements (personal stigma and perceived stigma). Method: After the translation, 659 participants were included in the study via convenience sampling. The demographic information form, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Stigma Scale, the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness Scale, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 were presented to the participants as a questionnaire set. Results: Cronbach's alpha coefficient, test-retest and item total correlation findings were obtained for reliability. Cronbach's alpha values of the scale were 0.78 for the personal stigma sub-scale and 0.87 for the perceived stigma sub-scale. In the analyses conducted for test-retest reliability, the findings showed that the Spearman correlation coefficients were 0.70 for the personal stigma sub-scale and 0.79 for the perceived stigma subscale. The results indicated that the scale possesses reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis was applied for validity. Similar to the original scale, it was observed that the factor loadings were clustered in two sub-dimensions, but it was decided to remove 2 items from the scale, making it a form consisting of 18 items in total. Conclusion: As a result, the findings obtained show that the scale has reliable and valid psychometric properties. The scale can be used in both research and clinical applications to measure stigma specifically for generalized anxiety symptoms.
dc.identifier.doi10.5080/u27654
dc.identifier.endpage585
dc.identifier.issn1300-2163
dc.identifier.pmid41070522
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105018282190
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3
dc.identifier.startpage576
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5080/u27654
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/6111
dc.identifier.volume36
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001591224400001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTurkiye Sinir Ve Ruh Sagligi Dernegi
dc.relation.ispartofTurk Psikiyatri Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzWOS_KA_20260207
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.subjectGeneralized Anxiety Disorder
dc.subjectScale
dc.subjectStigma
dc.titleAdaptation, Validity, and Reliability Study of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Stigma Scale into Turkish
dc.title.alternativeYaygın Anksiyete Bozukluğu Damgalama Ölçeğinin Türkçeye Uyarlama, Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması
dc.typeArticle

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