The development and psychometric properties of the HIV and abuse related shame inventory (HARSI)

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1063-1074

  Neufeld, Sharon A S ^a   Sikkema, Kathleen J ^b   Lee, Rachel S ^c   Kochman, Arlene ^d   Hansen, Nathan B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Clinician in Private Practice   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse related shame; Childhood sexual abuse; Exploratory factor analysis; HIV related shame; HIV AIDS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHAME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SHAME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863717848     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-011-0086-9     Document Type: Article

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