Instrument details

Instrument Title

Internalized Stigma for AIDS Tool (ISAT)

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Source Article

Phillips, K. D., Moneyham, L., & Tavakoli, A. (2011). Development of an instrument to measure internalized stigma in those with HIV/AIDS. Issues in mental health nursing, 32(6), 359–366. https://doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2011.575533

Response Options

5-point Likert scale (1=strongly disagree to 5=strongly agree)

Survey Items

All the following statements refer to the way you feel about yourself (not what others think about you) since you were diagnosed as having HIV infection. Remember: Your answer should indicate how you feel about yourself since you were diagnosed as having HIV infection.

1. Having HIV infections is like being branded with shame.
2. I feel blemished.
3. I feel ashamed about having HIV/AIDS.
4. HIV infection hinders my ability to interact with other people.
5. I feel that I need to hide my illness.
6. I try to hide that I have HIV.
7. I feel that I am desirable.
8. I feel inhibited from making new friends.
9. I am deceitful when I tell other people about my HIV.
10. HIV infection hinders me from being intimate with other people.

Internal Reliability

Cronbach’s α=0.91 (time 1), 0.92 (time 2), 0.92 (time 3)

Validity

Construct and convergent validity

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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:

Phillips, K. D., Moneyham, L., & Tavakoli, A. (2011). Development of an instrument to measure internalized stigma in those with HIV/AIDS. Issues in mental health nursing, 32(6), 359–366. https://doi.org/10.3109/01612840.2011.575533

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.