Evaluation of the psychometrics of the Social Impact Scale: A measure of stigmatization

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 235-238

  Pan, Ay Woan ^a,c,d   Chung, Lyinn ^e   Fife, Betsy L ^f,g   Hsiung, Ping Chuan ^b  

^a Faculty of Pathological Sciences

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychometrics; Rasch model; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

PSYCHOMETRICS; RASCH MODEL; SOCIAL IMPACT SCALE (SIS); STIGMATIZATION;

PATIENT MONITORING;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PHYSICAL SENSITIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RASCH ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 34548379950     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MRR.0b013e32829fb3db     Document Type: Article

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