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.