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Validation tested the scale’s factor structure and correlates of stigmatizing attitudes by administering an online survey to 676 Australian National University staff and students. Three factors emerged—stigma, isolation/depression, and glorification/normalization—with high internal consistency and strong concurrent validity. 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Scale\n\nPsychometric Properties and Correlatesof the Stigma of Suicide  \nPhilipJ.Batterham¹,Alison L.Calear¹,and Helen Christensen²  \n¹Centre for Mental Health Research,The Australian National University,Canberra,Australia²Black Dog Institute,University of New South Wales,Sydney,Australia  \nAbstract.Background:There are presently no validated scales to adequately measure the stigma of suicide in the community.The Stigmaof Suicide Scale(SOSS)is a new scale containing 58 descriptors of a \"typical\"person who completes suicide.Aims:To validate theSOSS as a tool for assessing stigma toward suicide,to examine the scale's factor structure,and to assess correlates of stigmatizingatitudes.Method:In March 2010,676 staff and students at the Australian National University completed the scale in an online survey.The construct validity of the SOSs was assessed by comparing its factors with factors extracted from the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire(SOQ).Results:Three factors were identified:stigma,isolation/depression,and glorification/normalization.Each factor had high internalconsistency and strong concurrent validity with the Suicide Opinion Questionnaire.More than 25%of respondents agreed that peoplewho suicided were \"weak,”“reckless,\"or\"“selfish.\"Respondents who were female,who had a psychology degree,or who spoke onlyEnglish at home were less stigmatizing.A16-item version of the scale also demonstrated robust psychometric properties.Conclusions;The SOSS is the first attitudes scale designed to directly measure the stigma of suicide in the community.Results sugest that psycho-education may successfully reduce stigma.  \nKeywords:suicide,attitudes,stigma,scale validation,risk factors  \nSuicide is a major public health issue with a high diseaseburden.It is the most common cause of death in Australiansaged 15-44 years and the tenth most common cause ofdeath overall for Australian males(Australian Bureau ofStatistics,2011).The Australian burden of suicide is likelyto be underreported due to problems of determining a per-son's intentions,reporting problems and the stigma sur-rounding suicide and self-harm (Commonwealth of Aus-tralia Senate Community Affairs References Committee,2010).The National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbe-ing reported the annual prevalence of suicidal ideation tobe 2.3%,with 0.4%of the population attempting suicide inany single year(Australian Bureau of Statistics,2008).These rates are comparable to the World Health Organiza-tion's World Mental Health Surveys,which estimated the12-month prevalence of suicide ideation and attempts to be  \n2.0%and 0.3%respectively in developed countries(Bor-ges et al.,2010).However,self-report measures of suicid-ality tend to result in higher prevalence rates(see Safer,1997),with a recent population-based Australian studyshowing 8.2%prevalence of suicidal ideation and 0.8%prevalence of suicide attempt over a 1-year period (Fair-weather-Schmidt,Anstey,Salim,&Rodgers,2010).Evi-dence suggests that 55%of people who complete suicidehave no contact with a primary-care provider in the monthbefore suicide,while 68%have no contact with mental  \nhealth services in the year before suicide(Luoma,Martin,&Pearson,2002).We know little about why those at riskdo not seek assistance.It is likely that the public holds stig-matizing attitudes toward those with suicide ideation,thatstigmatizing attitudes toward people with mental illnessmay reduce appropriate help seeking(Link &Phelan,2006),and that decreasing stigmatizing attitudes towardpeople who suicide may lead to increased help-seekingfrom those at risk.Attitudes reflect an evaluation of an en-tity,expressed in one's affect,behavior,or cognition(My-ers,1993,cited in Kodaka,Postuvan,Inagaki,&Yamada,2011),while stigma more specifically refers to negativeand erroneous attitudes about a particular group of people(Corrigan &Penn,1999),such as those who complete sui-cide.  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