ArticleBMC psychiatry2021
Development and validity of the Value-based Stigma Inventory (VASI): a value-sensitive questionnaire for the assessment of mental health stigma.
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- A mixed-methods evaluation of a psychosocial intervention to reduce mental health stigma among university students.Discover mental health · 2026Article
- Values, belief systems and mental health stigma - a scoping review and synthesis of quantitative evidence.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Blind spots of psychotherapists? Implicit and explicit mental illness stigma in psychotherapists, psychology students, and laypersons.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Reducing mental health stigma in the workplace: a mixed-method analysis of a quasi-experimental trial and the contextual role of personal values.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Stigmatisation of survivors of political persecution in the GDR: attitudes of healthcare professionals.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
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- Psychometric properties of the chinese version of the value-based stigma inventory (VASI): a translation and validation study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Stigma and public attitudes toward euthanasia or assisted suicide for psychiatric conditions: results from a general population survey in Germany.BJPsych open · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt has been hypothesized that mental illness stigma differs according to what matters most to people, and that this results in value-based differences in stigma within societies. However, there is a lack of stigma measures that account for a broad range of values, including modern and liberal values.
methodsFor the development of the Value-based Stigma Inventory (VASI) a preliminary item-pool of 68 VASI-items was assembled by mental health and stigma experts. For psychometric evaluation, we tested the VASI in an online sample of the general population (n = 4983).
resultsBased on item-characteristics as well as explorative and confirmatory factor analyses, a final version of the VASI was developed, comprising 15 items and 5 subscales. The VASI shows good psychometric properties (item difficulty = 0.34 to 0.67; mean inter-item correlation r = 0.326; Cronbach's α = 0.879). Medium to high correlations with established stigma scales (SDS, SSMI), medium associations with instruments assessing personal values (PVQ, KSA-3) and small to no associations with a social desirability scale (KSE-G) attest to good convergent and discriminatory validity of the new instrument. Normative values for the VASI subscales are presented.
conclusionsThe developed VASI can be used to assess public stigma of mental illness including personal stigma-relevant value orientations.
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