Abstract：
BACKGROUND: The study aimed to assess the psychometric quality of the Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale - Revised (PMHSS-R), by examining its factorial structure among young adults in Ireland and Argentina.
METHODS: A total of 429 participants aged between 18 and 25 years old were recruited (n = 187 Ireland, n = 242 Argentina). The PMHSS-R was completed by Irish participants and was translated, pilot-studied, and subsequently completed by Argentinian participants.
RESULTS: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis demonstrated optimal factor loadings for an eight-item solution and acceptable internal consistency for both scale dimensions in the Argentinian sample. Satisfactory levels of partial scalar invariance were achieved between countries, indicating that the scale measures mental health stigma consistently across cultures.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlight the PMHSS-R as a cross-culturally valid and reliable psychometric instrument to evaluate interventions targeting stigma. In conclusion, the PMHSS-R can be used in cross-cultural research to compare levels of mental health stigma and investigate the interplay between stigma and other psychologically relevant constructs between different countries and cultural contexts.
METHODS: A total of 429 participants aged between 18 and 25 years old were recruited (n = 187 Ireland, n = 242 Argentina). The PMHSS-R was completed by Irish participants and was translated, pilot-studied, and subsequently completed by Argentinian participants.
RESULTS: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis demonstrated optimal factor loadings for an eight-item solution and acceptable internal consistency for both scale dimensions in the Argentinian sample. Satisfactory levels of partial scalar invariance were achieved between countries, indicating that the scale measures mental health stigma consistently across cultures.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings highlight the PMHSS-R as a cross-culturally valid and reliable psychometric instrument to evaluate interventions targeting stigma. In conclusion, the PMHSS-R can be used in cross-cultural research to compare levels of mental health stigma and investigate the interplay between stigma and other psychologically relevant constructs between different countries and cultural contexts.
摘要：
背景：该研究旨在评估同伴心理健康污名化量表（PMHSS-R）的心理测量质量，通过检查其在爱尔兰和阿根廷年轻人中的阶乘结构。
方法：总共招募了429名年龄在18至25岁之间的参与者（n=187爱尔兰，n=242阿根廷)。PMHSS-R由爱尔兰参与者完成并翻译，试点研究，随后由阿根廷参与者完成。
结果：验证性因子分析证明了阿根廷样本中8项解决方案的最佳因子载荷和两个量表维度的可接受内部一致性。国家之间达到了令人满意的部分标量不变性水平，表明该量表在不同文化中一贯衡量心理健康污名。
结论：我们的研究结果强调了PMHSS-R作为一种跨文化有效且可靠的心理测量工具来评估针对病耻感的干预措施。总之,PMHSS-R可用于跨文化研究，以比较心理健康污名水平，并调查不同国家和文化背景之间的污名与其他心理相关结构之间的相互作用。
方法：总共招募了429名年龄在18至25岁之间的参与者（n=187爱尔兰，n=242阿根廷)。PMHSS-R由爱尔兰参与者完成并翻译，试点研究，随后由阿根廷参与者完成。
结果：验证性因子分析证明了阿根廷样本中8项解决方案的最佳因子载荷和两个量表维度的可接受内部一致性。国家之间达到了令人满意的部分标量不变性水平，表明该量表在不同文化中一贯衡量心理健康污名。
结论：我们的研究结果强调了PMHSS-R作为一种跨文化有效且可靠的心理测量工具来评估针对病耻感的干预措施。总之,PMHSS-R可用于跨文化研究，以比较心理健康污名水平，并调查不同国家和文化背景之间的污名与其他心理相关结构之间的相互作用。
