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The development and psychometric properties of the HIV and Abuse Related Shame Inventory (HARSI).

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2012-05
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Neufeld, Sharon AS
Sikkema, Kathleen J
Lee, Rachel S
Kochman, Arlene
Hansen, Nathan B
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Shame has been shown to predict sexual HIV transmission risk behavior, medication non-adherence, symptomatic HIV or AIDS, and symptoms of depression and PTSD. However, there remains a dearth of tools to measure the specific constructs of HIV-related and sexual abuse-related shame. To ameliorate this gap, we present a 31-item measure that assesses HIV and sexual abuse-related shame, and the impact of shame on HIV-related health behaviors. A diverse sample of 271 HIV-positive men and women who were sexually abused as children completed the HIV and Abuse Related Shame Inventory (HARSI) among other measures. An exploratory factor analysis supported the retention of three-factors, explaining 56.7% of the sample variance. These internally consistent factors showed good test-retest reliability, and sound convergent and divergent validity using eight well-established HIV specific and general psychosocial criterion measures. Unlike stigma or discrimination, shame is potentially alterable through individually-focused interventions, making the measurement of shame clinically meaningful.
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Journal article
Subject
Adolescent
Adult
Child Abuse, Sexual
Depression
Female
HIV Seropositivity
Health Status Indicators
Humans
Male
Medication Adherence
Personality Inventory
Prejudice
Psychometrics
Quality of Life
Reproducibility of Results
Sexual Behavior
Shame
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
Young Adult
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/6060
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10.1007/s10461-011-0086-9
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Neufeld, Sharon AS; Sikkema, Kathleen J; Lee, Rachel S; Kochman, Arlene; & Hansen, Nathan B (2012). The development and psychometric properties of the HIV and Abuse Related Shame Inventory (HARSI). AIDS Behav, 16(4). pp. 1063-1074. 10.1007/s10461-011-0086-9. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/6060.
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Kathleen J. Sikkema

Research Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Kathleen J. Sikkema, Ph.D., Gosnell Family Professor of Global Health, Psychology and Neuroscience, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University, is a clinical psychologist with emphases in health and community psychology. She is the Director of Doctoral Studies at the Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), Director of the Social and Behavioral Science Core in Duke's Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an
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