From: Translation and validation of the Short HIV Stigma scale in Brazilian Portuguese
Short HIV stigma items | Analysis 1: Grindr and social media samples | Analysis 2: Hornet and social media samples | ||
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Base model | DIF corrected | Base model | DIF corrected | |
Personalized stigma | ||||
People I care about stopped calling after learning I have HIV | 0.896 | 0.896 | 0.854 | 0.854 |
I have lost friends by telling them I have HIV | 0.883 | 0.883 | 0.901 | 0.901 |
Some people avoid touching me once they know I have HIV | 0.853 | 0.853 | 0.860 | 0.860 |
Disclosure concerns | ||||
I work hard to keep my HIV a secret | 0.945 | 0.945 | 0.900 | 0.900 |
Telling someone I have HIV is risky | 0.946 | 0.946 | 0.955 | 0.955 |
I am very careful who I tell that I have HIV | 0.908 | 0.908 | 0.861 | 0.861 |
Concerns about public attitudes | ||||
Most people believe a person who has HIV is dirty | 0.839 | 0.839 | 0.839 | 0.839 |
People with HIV are treated like outcasts | 0.614 | 0.614 | 0.732 | 0.732 |
Most people are uncomfortable around someone with HIV | 0.745 | 0.745 | 0.813 | 0.813 |
Negative self-image | ||||
I feel guilty because I have HIV | 0.529 | 0.503 | 0.677 | 0.673 |
People’s attitudes about HIV make me feel worse about myself | 0.891 | 0.895 | 0.872 | 0.872 |
I feel I’m not as good a person as others because I have HIV | 0.662 | 0.660 | 0.670 | 0.670 |
Structural effect of group on latent factora | ||||
Personalized stigma | − 0.020 | − 0.020 | − 0.145 | − 0.145 |
Disclosure concerns | 0.969 | 0.969 | 0.647 | 0.647 |
Concerns about public attitudes | 0.487 | 0.487 | 0.243 | 0.243 |
Negative self-image | 0.252 | 0.194 | 0.180 | 0.120 |
Direct effect on item attributable to group | ||||
I feel guilty because I have HIV (item 10) | 0.298 | 0.219 |