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Further validation of the AIDS Attitude Scale
Author(s) -
Froman Robin D.,
Owen Steven V.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-240x(199704)20:2<161::aid-nur8>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - scale (ratio) , construct validity , internal consistency , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , psychometrics , test validity , external validity , construct (python library) , clinical psychology , applied psychology , social psychology , computer science , geography , power (physics) , physics , cartography , quantum mechanics , programming language
The AIDS Attitude Scale (AAS) is a self‐report measure of attitude toward persons with AIDS. Since its introduction in 1992, the AAS has been used in over 30 research studies. Initial psychometric estimates of reliability and validity for the scale were supportive. This report summarizes emerging psychometric data from a broad range of samples. These data offer additional support for the internal consistency and stability of the two dimensions underlying the scale, as well as documenting the factorial and construct validity of the AAS. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Res Nurs Health 20: 161–167, 1997