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Title
The Development and Validation of the Multicomponent AIDS Phobia Scale
Subject
AIDS Phobia
Description
The development, reliability, and validity of a new instrument, the Multicomponent AIDS Phobia Scale (MAPS), is described. Based on a sample of 181 university students, the results indicate that the MAPS has strong internal consistency and moderate test-retest reliability. In addition, an assessment of concurrent and discriminant validity indicates statistically significant correlations with other self-report measures of anxiety, hypochondriasis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and fear of AIDS. The results of a factor analysis indicate that the scale consists of two factors: Fear of Infection and Fear of Others/Avoidance. Although further research with the MAPS in a clinical population is warranted to investigate the generalizability of this study's results, the instrument appears to be a reliable and valid measure of AIDS Phobia and may prove useful for improving clinical assessment and documenting treatment outcome.
Creator
Jessica Partan Harrell, and Lester W. Wright, Jr.
Publisher
Plenum Publishing Corporation
Date
May 11, 1998
Format
.pdf
Language
English
Type
Academic Journal