Appendix B: Social Distance Scale

Please respond to the following questions by indicating: definitely (1),

probably (2),
probably not (3), or definitely not (4).
1. Would you feel afraid to have a conversation with someone who has
a mental
illness?
2. Would you be upset or disturbed about working at the same job
with someone
who has a mental illness?
3. Would you be able to maintain a friendship with someone who has a
mental
illness?
4. Would you feel upset or disturbed about rooming with someone who
has a mental
illness?
5. Would you feel ashamed if people knew that someone in your
family has been
diagnosed with a mental illness?
6. Would you marry someone with a mental illness?
7. Were you thinking of specific mental disorders as you provided
responses to these
questions ?
8. If yes, please indicate which mental disorders you were thinking of
as you
provided responses.