11,322 responses from 1,258 respondents to 9 items.
| Description | Suicide Stigma Scale. This study modified the personal stigma version of the Depression Stigma Scale (DSS) by replacing each instance of the word “depression” or “depressed” with the word “suicide,” “suicidal,” or “suicidality.” |
|---|---|
| Reference | Reinbergs, E. J., Rogers, M. L., Gransee, S. E., & Loera, T. T. (2025, May 27). Suicide Stigma Scale: Development and initial psychometric validation. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/3vd9f_v1 |
| DOI | 10.31219/osf.io/3vd9f_v1 |
| Licence | CC BY 4.0 |
| Source data | https://osf.io/f5qgm/files/4dwr5 |
| Responses | 11,322 |
|---|---|
| Respondents | 1,258 |
| Items | 9 |
| Response categories | 5 |
| Responses per respondent | 9 |
| Responses per item | 1,258 |
| Density | 1 |
| Longitudinal | FALSE |
| age range | Adult (18+) |
|---|---|
| sample | Internet-based |
| construct type | Opinion/attitude |
| measurement tool | Survey/questionnaire |
| item format | Likert Scale/selected response |
| primary language(s) | eng |
| construct name | Suicide Stigma Scale |
This table has item text in the IRW: the wording administered to respondents, not just the response codes.
| Instrument | Suicide Stigma Scale. This study modified the personal stigma version of the Depression Stigma Scale (DSS) by replacing each instance of the word “depression” or “depressed” with the word “suicide,” “suicidal,” or “suicidality.” |
|---|---|
| Mean words per item | 9.889 |
| Mean characters per item | 53.111 |
| Mean characters per response | 14 |
| Flesch-Kincaid grade level | 7.889 |
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Or load it directly in R or Python:
# R
install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("itemresponsewarehouse/Rpkg")
library(irw)
df <- irw_fetch("suicide_reinbergs_2025_dssm")
# Python
pip install irw
import irw
df = irw.fetch("suicide_reinbergs_2025_dssm")
| IRW version | v393 |
|---|---|
| Redivis dataset | item_response_warehouse_2 v19.0 |
| Redivis dataset DOI | 10.57761/qtx5-4m80 |
| Manifest pin for this IRW version | v19.0 |
| Metadata source | irw_meta v23.0 |