Article
Evaluating the Measurement Structure of the Abbreviated HIV Stigma Scale in a Sample of African Americans Living With HIV/AIDS
Rehabilitation Research, Policy and Education
(2016)
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate the 10-item version of the HIV Stigma Scale (HSS-10) in a sample of African Americans with HIV/AIDS.
Method: One hundred and ten African Americans living with HIV/AIDS were recruited from 3 case management agencies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Measurement structure of the HSS-10 was evaluated using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis.
Results: Factor analysis results support a 2-factor factorial structure for the HSS-10 (social stigma and self-stigma). The HSS-10 demonstrates good reliability and factorial validity, and it correlates moderately with related constructs in the expected directions.
Conclusion: HSS-10 is a brief, reliable, and valid instrument for assessing HIV stigma and can be used as a clinical rehabilitation and research tool to assess the contribution of stigma as a major cause of health disparities and outcomes in African Americans living with HIV/AIDS.
Keywords
- HIV (Viruses) -- Social Aspects,
- HIV (Viruses) -- Research
Disciplines
Publication Date
2016
DOI
10.1891/2168-6653.30.1.65
Publisher Statement
Copyright (2016) Springer
*At the time of publication, Rana Yaghmaian was affiliated with the University of Wisconsin.
Citation Information
Ebonee T. Johnson, Rana Yaghmaian, Andrew Best, Fong Chan, et al.. "Evaluating the Measurement Structure of the Abbreviated HIV Stigma Scale in a Sample of African Americans Living With HIV/AIDS" Rehabilitation Research, Policy and Education Vol. 30 Iss. 1 (2016) p. 65 - 76 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rana-yaghmaian/1/