Journal article
Cross-cultural validity of the Self-Stigma of Seeking Help (SSOSH) scale: examination across six nations
Journal of counseling psychology, Vol.60(2), pp.303-310
04/2013
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/104663
PMID: 23458605
Abstract
Researchers have found that the stigma associated with seeking therapy--particularly self-stigma--can inhibit the use of psychological services. Yet, most of the research on self-stigma has been conducted in the United States. This is a considerable limitation, as the role of self-stigma in the help-seeking process may vary across cultural groups. However, to examine cross-cultural variations, researchers must first develop culturally valid scales. Therefore, this study examined scale validity and reliability of the widely used Self-Stigma of Seeking Help scale (SSOSH; Vogel, Wade, & Haake, 2006) across samples from 6 different countries (England, Greece, Israel, Taiwan, Turkey, and the United States). Specifically, we used a confirmatory factor analysis framework to conduct measurement invariance analysis and latent mean comparisons of the SSOSH across the 6 sampled countries. Overall, the results suggested that the SSOSH has a similar univariate structure across countries and is sufficiently invariant across countries to be used to explore cultural differences in the way that self-stigma relates to help-seeking behavior.
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- Title
- Cross-cultural validity of the Self-Stigma of Seeking Help (SSOSH) scale: examination across six nations
- Creators
- David L Vogel - Department of PsychologyPatrick Ian Armstrong - Department of PsychologyPei-Chun Tsai - Department of PsychologyNathaniel G Wade - Department of PsychologyJoseph H Hammer - Department of PsychologyGeorgios Efstathiou - Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of AthensElizabeth Holtham - Department of Psychology, Nottingham Trent UniversityElli Kouvaraki - Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of AthensHsin-Ya Liao - Department of Educational Psychology, Chinese University of Hong KongZipora Shechtman - Department of Counseling and Human Development, Haifa UniversityNursel Topkaya - Department of Educational Sciences, Dumlupınar University
- Publication Details
- Journal of counseling psychology, Vol.60(2), pp.303-310
- Academic Unit
- Educational Leadership, Sport Studies, and Educational/Counseling Psychology, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900546930601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article