Table 4 Internal consistency of the RIBS by using two different scorings for don’t know responses
Don’t know answers are excluded from the sample (n = 4,317) | Coded don’t know as neutral (n = 5,141) | |
|---|---|---|
Cronbach’s alpha total scale | 0.884 | 0.875 |
RIBS items | Cronbach’s alpha if an item deleted | |
In the future, I would be willing to live with someone with a mental health problem | 0.871 | 0.857 |
In the future, I would be willing to work with someone with a mental health problem | 0.835 | 0.824 |
In the future, I would be willing to live nearby to someone with a mental health problem | 0.847 | 0.838 |
In the future, I would be willing to continue a relationship with a friend who developed a mental health problem | 0.850 | 0.841 |