Standardized measures for substance use stigma
Standardized measures for substance use stigma
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DOI：
10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.12.005
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发表时间：
2011-07-01
影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Brown, Seth A.
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作者：
Brown, Seth A.
尽管有迹象表明与药物使用相关的耻辱感很高，并且可能会阻碍治疗参与，但该领域的研究有限，并且只有少数心理测量学上合理的药物使用耻辱测量方法。本研究的目的是制定和评估三种物质使用耻辱测量的心理测量特性。大学生 (N = 565) 完成了三项物质使用耻辱衡量标准，这些衡量标准是根据三项既定的精神疾病耻辱衡量标准修改而来的。三项修改后的衡量标准中的两项（药物使用者的社交距离量表和药物使用者的影响量表）具有可接受的心理测量属性，而一项修改后的测量标准（药物使用者的危险量表）的心理测量属性不足。就性别差异而言，在两项心理测量学上合理的测量中，女性对药物使用的耻辱感明显更高 (p < .01)。也许，通过标准化措施，可以在更好地理解导致严重药物使用耻辱的机制方面取得更大进展，并最终解决因耻辱而无法寻求治疗的问题。 (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. 保留所有权利。
Despite indications that the stigma associated with substance use is high and may play a role in discouraging treatment participation, there is limited research in this area and only a few psychometrically sound measures of substance use stigma exist. The purpose of this study was to formulate and evaluate the psychometric properties of three substance use stigma measures. College students (N = 565) completed three measures of substance use stigma that were modified from three established measures of mental illness stigma. Two of the three modified measures (Social Distance Scale for Substance Users and Affect Scale for Substance Users) emerged as having acceptable psychometric properties, whereas one modified measure (Dangerousness Scale for Substance Users) had inadequate psychometric properties. In regard to sex differences, women had significantly higher substance use stigma on the two psychometrically sound measures (p < .01). Perhaps, with standardized measures, there can be greater progress towards better understanding the mechanisms leading to high levels of substance use stigma and ultimately address failures to seek out treatment due to stigma. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.