Evaluating the Measurement Structure of the Abbreviated HIV Stigma Scale in a Sample of African Americans Living With HIV/AIDS

Eboneé T Johnson; Rana A Yaghmaian; Andrew Best; Fong Chan; Reginald Burrell

doi:10.1891/2168-6653.30.1.65

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Evaluating the Measurement Structure of the Abbreviated HIV Stigma Scale in a Sample of African Americans Living With HIV/AIDS

Eboneé T Johnson, Rana A Yaghmaian, Andrew Best, Fong Chan and Reginald Burrell

Rehabilitation research, policy, and education, Vol.30(1), pp.65-76

2016

DOI: 10.1891/2168-6653.30.1.65

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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.

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Title: Subtitle: Evaluating the Measurement Structure of the Abbreviated HIV Stigma Scale in a Sample of African Americans Living With HIV/AIDS
Creators: Eboneé T Johnson - Southern University at Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Rana A Yaghmaian - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Andrew Best - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Fong Chan - University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA
Reginald Burrell - Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Houston, TX, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Rehabilitation research, policy, and education, Vol.30(1), pp.65-76
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
DOI: 10.1891/2168-6653.30.1.65
ISSN: 2168-6653
eISSN: 2168-6661
Language: English
Date published: 2016
Academic Unit: Counselor Education; Community and Behavioral Health
Record Identifier: 9983993325702771

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