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Instrument Title

STD Related Stigma

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Source Article

Cunningham, S. D., Tschann, J., Gurvey, J. E., Fortenberry, J. D., Ellen, J. M. (2002). Attitudes about sexual disclosure and perceptions of stigma and shame. Sex Transm Infect, 78, 334-338.

Response Options

Questions 7-11: 1= not at all 2=a little bit 3=somewhat 4=very much Questions 1-6 and 12-15: 1= strongly disagree 2=somewhat disagree 3=somewhat agree 4= strongly agree

Survey Items

  1. If you had an STD, people would avoid you?
  2. If you had an STD, people would think you were unclean?
  3. If you had an STD, other people would think badly of you?
  4. If you had an STD, other people would not want to be friends with you?
  5. If you had an STD, other people would be disgusted by you?
  6. If you had an STD, people would be uncomfortable around you?
  7. If you had an STD, how ashamed would you feel?
  8. If you had an STD, how embarrassed would you feel?
  9. If you had an STD, how guilty would you feel?
  10. If you had an STD, how scared would you feel?
  11. If you had an STD, how disappointed in yourself would you feel?
  12. If you told a doctor or nurse that you had sexual intercourse, how likely do you think it is that he or she would think less of you?
  13. If you told a doctor or nurse that you had oral sex, how likely do you think it is that he or she would think less of you?
  14. If you told a doctor or nurse that you had anal sex, how likely do you think it is he or she would think less if you?
  15. If you told a doctor or nurse that you had sex with lots of different people, how likely do you think it is that he or she would think less of you?

Internal Reliability

Alpha=0.89

Validity

Validity information was not available.

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Individuals may use this information for research or educational purposes only and may not use this information for commercial purposes. When using this instrument, please cite:

Cunningham, S. D., Tschann, J., Gurvey, J. E., Fortenberry, J. D., Ellen, J. M. (2002). Attitudes about sexual disclosure and perceptions of stigma and shame. Sex Transm Infect, 78, 334-338.

When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.