Table 2 Affiliate Stigma Scale: number of participants agreed and number of text fragments matched

Affective

 1. I feel emotionally disturbed because I have a family member with mental illness

 2. The behavior of a family member with mental illness makes me feel embarrassed

 3. I feel inferior because I have a family member with mental illness

 4. I feel that I am under great pressure because I have a family member with mental illness

 5. I feel sad because I have a family member with mental illness

 6. I feel helpless for having a family member with mental illness

 7. I worry that other people would know I have a family member with mental illness

Behavioral

 1. I dare not tell others that I have a family member with mental illness

 2. When I am with a family member having mental illness, I would keep a relatively low profile

 3. I dare not to participate in activities related to mental illness lest other people would suspect I have a family member with mental illness

 4. Given that I have a family member with mental illness, I reduce contact with my friends and relatives

 5. I reduce going out with a family member with mental illness

 6. Given that I have a family member with mental illness, I reduce contact with the neighbors

 7. I reduce interacting with a family member with mental illness

 8. I avoid communicating with a family member having mental illness

Cognitive

 1. Having a family member with mental illness imposes a negative impact on me

 2. My reputation is damaged because I have a family member with mental illness

 3. Having a family member with mental illness makes me think that I am incompetent compared to other people

 4. Having a family member with mental illness makes me think that I am lesser to others

 5. Other people would discriminate against me if I am with a family member having mental illness

 6. Having a family member with mental illness makes me lose face

 7. People’s attitude towards me turns bad when I am together with a family member having mental illness