How to measure mental illness stigma at work: development and validation of the workplace mental illness stigma scale

Naseli Matousian1, Kathleen Otto1

  • 1Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany.

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