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Adapted HIV-Stigma Framework

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Source Article

Sweeney, S.M. (2016). Understanding Mediators of the Relationship Between HIV-Related Stigma and Medication Adherence Among People Living with HIV. (Publication No. 10165493) [Doctoral dissertation, Syracuse University]. ProQuest LLC.

Response Options

Internalized Stigma: 5-point Likert scale (1=strongly disagree to 5=strongly agree); Anticipated Stigma: 5-point Likert scale (1= very unlikely to 5=very likely); Enacted Stigma: 5-point Likert scale (1=never to 5= very often)

Survey Items

Internalized Stigma

  1. Having HIV makes me feel like I’m a bad person.
  2. I feel I’m not as good as others because I have HIV.
  3. I feel ashamed of having HIV.
  4. I think less of myself because I have HIV.
  5. Having HIV makes me feel unclean.
  6. Having HIV is disgusting to me.
Anticipated Stigma
  1. People will avoid me.
  2. People will look down on me.
  3. People will treat me differently.
  4. People won’t take my needs seriously.
  5. People will discriminate against me.
  6. People will not listen to me.
  7. People will feel uncomfortable around me.
  8. People will treat me with less respect.
  9. People will reject me.
Enacted Stigma
  1. People have avoided me.
  2. People have looked down on me.
  3. People have treated me differently.
  4. People haven’t taken my needs seriously.
  5. People have discriminated against me.
  6. People have not listened to me.
  7. People have felt uncomfortable around me.
  8. People have treated me with less respect.
  9. People have rejected me.

Internal Reliability

Cronbach’s α=0.91 (internalized stigma); 0.95 (anticipated stigma); 0.96 (enacted stigma)

Validity

Validity information was not available.

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Terms Of Use

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:

Sweeney, S.M. (2016). Understanding Mediators of the Relationship Between HIV-Related Stigma and Medication Adherence Among People Living with HIV. (Publication No. 10165493) [Doctoral dissertation, Syracuse University]. ProQuest LLC.

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.