title: Stigma scale revised: reliability and validity of a brief measure of stigma for HIV+ youth.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to shorten a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) stigma scale to make it less burdensome for HIV-positive (HIV+) youth without compromising psychometric properties. The shortened questionnaire showed good internal consistency and validity, suggesting that a 10-item measure of stigma has promise for assessing this important construct in HIV+ youth.
authors.affiliation: The Carmen and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University Medical School, Detroit, Michigan 48201, USA. kwright@med.wayne.edu
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naar-King
authors.forename: Phebe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Templin
authors.forename: Maureen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011287:Prejudice; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States