Measuring intimate relationship self-stigma in serious mental illness: scale development and validation
The IRSS fills a critical gap in recovery-oriented mental health care by providing a comprehensive assessment of internalized stigma in romantic contexts while simultaneously capturing positive self-perceptions. Further validation, including confirmatory factor analyses and cross-cultural validity, is warranted.
Authors
- Simon Felix (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7326-1936)
- Sarah Guionnet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7921-0904)
- Justin Lamontagne
- Luc Vigneault
- Kévin-Marc Valéry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3463-9035)
- Tania Lecomte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0340-3759)
- Antoinette Prouteau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7540-4139)
- Meryl Caiada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7061-2094)
- Emma Tison
Institutions
- Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (FR)
- Université de Bordeaux (FR)
- Bordeaux Population Health (FR)
- Mater Adult Hospital (AU)
- Université Laval (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2025.2595604
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00