Stigma, shame, and disclosure measures
| Scales/items | Alpha |
|---|---|
| Stigma | 0.89 |
| If you had an STD, people would avoid you? | |
| If you had an STD, people would think you were unclean? | |
| If you had an STD, other people would think badly of you? | |
| If you had an STD, other people would not want to be friends with you? | |
| If you had an STD other people would be disgusted by you? | |
| If you had an STD, other people would be uncomfortable around you? | |
| Shame | 0.90 |
| If you had an STD, how ashamed would you feel? | |
| If you had an STD, how embarrassed would you feel? | |
| If you had an STD, how guilty would you feel? | |
| If you had an STD, how scared would you feel? | |
| If you had an STD, how disappointed in yourself would you feel? | |
| Feelings about disclosure | 0.81 |
| If you told a doctor or nurse that you had sexual intercourse, how likely do you think it is that he or she would think less of you? | |
| If you told a doctor or nurse that you had oral sex, how likely do you think it is that he or she would think less of you? | |
| If you told a doctor or nurse that you had anal sex, how likely do you think it is that he or she would think less of you? | |
| If you told a doctor or nurse that you had sex with lots of different people, how likely do you think it is that he or she would think less of you? |