Development of public stigma scales on alcohol use disorder and substance use disorder

Atlam D., Kaylı D., Durusoy R.

JOURNAL OF ETHNICITY IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE, vol.24, no.2, pp.556-573, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 24 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/15332640.2023.2253172
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ETHNICITY IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, CINAHL, Criminal Justice Abstracts, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social Sciences Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.556-573
  • Keywords: Stigma, alcohol use disorder, substance use disorder, addiction, discrimination
  • Manisa Celal Bayar University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Different attitudes toward alcohol use disorder (AUD) and substance use disorders (SUD) require different evaluation. We aimed to develop and validate two measurement tools that evaluate the public stigma in terms of the stigma model: Public Stigma toward Alcohol Use Disorder Scale (PS-AUDS) and Public Stigma toward Substance Use Disorder Scale (PS-SUDS). The study was conducted with 503 individuals from Turkey. The 20 item- PS-AUDS explained 67.6% of the total variance. The 23 item -PS-SUDS explained 68.7% of the total variance. Cronbach alpha values of the scales were between .93 and .96. Results showed that the scales are valid and reliable.