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Assessing the stigma toward chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus: development and validation of a Chinese college students' stigma scale
Author(s) -
Shi Jingcheng,
Chyun Deborah A.,
Sun Zhenqiu,
Zhou Liang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/jasp.12040
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , psychology , hbsag , stigma (botany) , stereotype (uml) , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , hepatitis b virus , social psychology , medicine , psychometrics , psychiatry , immunology , virus , physics , quantum mechanics
According to rigorous guidelines of instrument development, a 17‐item chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus‐related stigma scale ( HBV‐SS ) in college students, including 4 domains (labeling, stereotype, separating, discrimination), was developed with data from 717 college students in C hina. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of HBV‐SS was .85. Four common factors were extracted in accordance with the conceptual model. Students with HBsAg positive/ever‐positive (vs. negative), with HBsAg ever‐positive (vs. never positive/did not know), and students who had any family member, friend, or acquaintance as a chronic carrier of HBV (vs. had not/did not know) had significantly lower scores. Research has shown that the scale is reliable, valid, and sensitive and is recommended for application of HBV‐SS to assist public health practice.