Table 3 The prevalence and overall ISMI score of the sample (n = 300)
ISMI sub-scales and items | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Alienation (yes) | ||
 Feeling of worthless | 100 | 33.3 |
 Miserable life due to having mental illness (MI) | 127 | 42.3 |
 Others people don’t understand me | 101 | 33.7 |
 Feeling of shame due to having MI | 110 | 36.7 |
 Feeling bad or annoyed due to having MI | 133 | 44.3 |
Stereotype (yes) | ||
 Low self esteem | 98 | 32.7 |
 Public misconceptions work on me | 102 | 34.0 |
 People knows that I am mentally ill by just looking at me | 90 | 30.0 |
 PWMI are danger to other | 45 | 15.9 |
 Decisions about you shall be made by others | 47 | 15.7 |
 PWMI will not live better life | 59 | 19.7 |
 PWMI should not have marital life | 49 | 16.3 |
Perceived discrimination (yes) | ||
 Because of my MI, I can’t do good to the public | 49 | 16.3 |
 Because of my MI other people discriminates me | 92 | 30.7 |
 Others believe that I will not be successful because of my MI | 108 | 36.0 |
 Other people will not give me value/concern because of my MI | 95 | 31.6 |
 Other people treat me as a child or inferior because of my MI | 89 | 29.6 |
 Other people prefer not to approach me or don’t want close relation with me | 80 | 26.7 |
Social withdrawal (yes) | ||
 Not to bother others about me, am not talk to them about my self | 130 | 43.4 |
 I have no good social relationship due to the fear of behaving bad because of my MI | 100 | 33.4 |
 Misconception from the public made me isolate my self | 88 | 29.4 |
 I don’t feel good in a public place | 89 | 29.7 |
 Avoid healthy social contact with people to protect discrimination | 80 | 16.7 |
 For the sake of my family not to feel ashamed because of me, I isolate myself from social relation | 80 | 26.6 |
Stigma resistance (no) | ||
 Feel comfortable when other see my symptom of MI | 55 | 18.3 |
 I am living a kind of life I want to live | 207 | 46.6 |
 I can live a better life despite my MI | 174 | 58.0 |
 PWMI can contribute well to the public | 216 | 72.0 |
 My MI makes me be stronger in my life | 101 | 53.7 |