Adaptation and Validation of the Shame Questionnaire Among Ugandan Youth Living with HIV

Lynn Murphy Michalopoulos (), Melissa Meinhart, Sam Monroe Barton, Jillian Kuhn, Miriam N. Mukasa, Flavia Namuwonge, Candice Feiring and Fred M. Ssewamala
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Lynn Murphy Michalopoulos: Columbia University
Melissa Meinhart: Columbia University
Sam Monroe Barton: Columbia University
Jillian Kuhn: Columbia University
Miriam N. Mukasa: Washington University in St. Louis
Flavia Namuwonge: Washington University in St. Louis
Candice Feiring: The College of New Jersey
Fred M. Ssewamala: Washington University in St. Louis

Child Indicators Research, 2019, vol. 12, issue 3, No 14, 1023-1042

Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this study was to adapt and validate a measure of HIV-related shame, the Shame Questionnaire (SQ), among Ugandan youth living with HIV. Culturally relevant, reliable and valid measurement is critical in the accurate assessment of HIV-related shame (a painful internalized emotion encompassing feelings that the self is damaged and defective) on psychosocial functioning, as well as the determination of the efficacy of interventions among youth living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. We utilized qualitative (i.e., cognitive interviews; N = 31) and quantitative (i.e., classical test theory and item response theory; N = 150) methods to establish, content, criterion and construct validity of the SQ. Cognitive interviews resulted in the revision in the wording of 2 out of 8 SQ items. Participants who endorsed having shame had statistically significant higher SQ scores than participants who did not endorse having shame (p

Keywords: HIV-related shame; Youth; Sub-Saharan Africa; Cognitive interviews; Item response theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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