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Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Public Mental Health
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1415404
This article is part of the Research Topic Cognitive and Mental Health Improvement Under- and Post-COVID-19 View all 38 articles

The Chinese version of the Tendency to Stigmatize Epidemic Diseases Scale: a translation and validation study

Provisionally accepted
Xin Wang Xin Wang 1Yuecong Wang Yuecong Wang 2Yuanhui Ge Yuanhui Ge 3Yuxiu Liu Yuxiu Liu 3Dongfang Ge Dongfang Ge 1*Zhengxiang Guo Zhengxiang Guo 1*
  • 1 Huaian Hospital of Huaian City, Huaian, China
  • 2 Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
  • 3 Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning Province, China

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    Objective: To translate the Tendency to Stigmatize Epidemics Diseases Scale (TSEDS) into Chinese and to evaluate its psychometric properties. Methods: Translation and cross-cultural adaptation using the Brislin translation model, and pre-testing to form a Chinese version of TSEDS. A total of 434 adults participated in the study and the TSEDS were measured using the critical ratio method, Pearson correlation analysis, retest reliability, content validity, structural validity, and concurrent validity.The Chinese version of the TSEDS scale contains 27 items in 5 dimensions, including structural stigma, perceived stigma, organizational stigma, internalized stigma, and social stigma. The average content validity index of the scale was 0.975. The goodness of fit index ( χ2/df= 1.981, RMSEA = 0.067, CFI= 0.930, IFI = 0.931, TLI = 0.922) indicated a good model fit. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.962 and the dimensionality ranged from 0.882 to 0.928. The retest reliability was 0.912.The Chinese version of TSEDS has good reliability and validity, which can be used to assess the epidemiological stigma tendency of Chinese adults.

    Keywords: Infectious Disease, stigma, translation, Intercultural adaptation, Psychometric Assessment

    Received: 10 Apr 2024; Accepted: 07 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wang, Wang, Ge, Liu, Ge and Guo. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Dongfang Ge, Huaian Hospital of Huaian City, Huaian, China
    Zhengxiang Guo, Huaian Hospital of Huaian City, Huaian, China

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