title: Reliability and validity of AIDS victim blaming scales.
abstract: Scales were developed to measure the tendencies to blame AIDS victims or the society in which victims live. Data from a sample of 874 students were used to examine the construct validity and reliability of the scales. The list-wise deletion reduced the sample size to the usable sample size of 824. The data showed satisfactory validity and reliability of the scales so they may be used to study attitudes toward those who are suffering from AIDS and related problems.
authors.affiliation: Sociology Department, Iowa State University, Ames 50011, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Mulford
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male