Dikeç G.Bilaç Ö.Kardelen C.Sapmaz Ş.Y.Kandemir H.2024-07-222024-07-22202210736077http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/12566Purpose: The aim of this descriptive study was to determine the factors affecting internalized stigmatization of adolescents with mental disorders. Method: The study data were collected in a university hospital between August 1, 2020 and July 30, 2021 (n = 123), using a Personal information form and the Internalized Stigmatization of Mental Illness-Adolescent Form (ISMI-AF). Results: Gender and the number of hospitalizations were determined to be independent variables with explanatory power in the ISMI-AF, and in the model created with these variables, it was determined that these variables explained 18% of the change in the total points of the ISMI-AF. Conclusions: It could be recommended that psychosocial programs are developed with the aim of decreasing internalized stigmatization and increasing the psychological resilience of adolescents. © 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC.EnglishAdolescentHumansMental DisordersPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSelf ConceptSocial StigmaStereotypingadolescenthumanmental diseasepsychologypsychometryreproducibilityself conceptsocial stigmastereotypingArticle10.1111/jcap.12391