Convergent validity was examined by assessing correlations between the CIASS and the instruments WHOQOL BREF and the K10. Based on different scholars’ quality of life is negatively correlated to stigma and positively correlated to psychological distress.
Reliability was assessed by internal consistency. The internal consistency was calculated by using the Cronbach’s-α coefficient. Cronbach’s-α of 0.70 or greater is considered to indicate acceptable reliability [32 (link)].
Data entry at epi info V7 and exported to IBM SPSS Version 25 and STATA Version 14 was used for different psychometric test statistical analyses. All data, except identification and some socio-demographic variables, was made available at Mendeley data depository [33 ].