Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie, Jan 20, 2015
Purpose: Purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the newly adapte... more Purpose: Purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the newly adapted German Version of the Social Impact Scale (SIS), a multidimensional questionnaire measuring perceived stigmatization. Methods: The SIS was translated into the German language following state-of-the-art criteria and completed in a sample of 139 outpatients with mixed tumor entities. In addition to the SIS-D, participants answered questions about their experience of discrimination and perceived visibility of their disease as well as about illness beliefs and perceptions of cancer control. Results: Comparably to the original scale, exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 4-factor solution and the following dimensions: "social isolation" (Cronbachs α=0.89), "social rejection" (α=0.81), "internalized shame" (α=0.81) and "financial insecurity" (α=0.81). Discussion: Considering the results of this pilot study, it can be concluded that the German versi...
Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie, Jan 20, 2015
Purpose: Purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the newly adapte... more Purpose: Purpose of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of the newly adapted German Version of the Social Impact Scale (SIS), a multidimensional questionnaire measuring perceived stigmatization. Methods: The SIS was translated into the German language following state-of-the-art criteria and completed in a sample of 139 outpatients with mixed tumor entities. In addition to the SIS-D, participants answered questions about their experience of discrimination and perceived visibility of their disease as well as about illness beliefs and perceptions of cancer control. Results: Comparably to the original scale, exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 4-factor solution and the following dimensions: "social isolation" (Cronbachs α=0.89), "social rejection" (α=0.81), "internalized shame" (α=0.81) and "financial insecurity" (α=0.81). Discussion: Considering the results of this pilot study, it can be concluded that the German versi...
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