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Table 4 Comparison of average stigma scores for people with BD ( n= 80) before and after the performance

From: Using theatre to address mental illness stigma: a knowledge translation study in bipolar disorder

Stigma measures

T1

T2

Repeated t test (two-tailed)

d

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

  

DMISS

      

 Treatability

2.48

1.16

2.33

1.19

t (79) = 1.61, p =0.111

0.17

 Relationship

3.22

1.23

3.00

1.22

t (79) = 2.42, p = 0.018

0.27

 Hygiene

2.44

1.30

2.35

1.36

t (79) = 0.98, p = 0.332

0.11

 Anxiety

1.97

0.99

1.97

0.99

t (79) = 0.03, p = 0.978

0.00

 Visibility

3.57

0.80

3.68

0.85

t (79) = -1.10, p = 0.277

0.14

 Recovery

3.59

1.87

3.48

1.95

t (79) = 0.69, p = 0.495

0.07

 Professional efficacy

3.18

1.52

2.99

1.53

t (79) = 1.39, p = 0.170

0.15

 Total

2.79

0.74

2.71

0.80

t (79) = 1.76, p = 0.083

0.19

ISMI

      

 Alienation

2.35

0.70

2.23

0.77

t (77) = 2.61, p = 0.011

0.31

 Stereotype

1.55

0.45

1.56

0.45

t (76) = -0.48, p = 0.635

0.04

 Discrimination

2.20

0.63

2.24

0.72

t (74) = -0.61, p = 0.542

0.08

 Withdrawal

2.04

0.68

2.05

0.75

t (78) = -0.32, p = 0.751

0.02

 Resistance

2.02

0.61

1.93

0.58

t (76) = 1.14, p = 0.259

0.14

 Total

2.01

0.49

1.98

0.55

t (74) = 1.00, p = 0.319

0.13

  1. DMISS, Day’s Mental Illness Stigma Scale; ISMI, Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness scale.