Table 3.

Descriptive statistics of SSS-S among Chinese MSM (n = 342).

Domain and item	Mean ± SD
Affective dimension	2.46 ± 0.80
I fear that others would know that I am a MSM.	3.01 ± 1.09
I feel helpless because I am a MSM.	2.21 ± 1.03
I feel uncomfortable because I am a MSM.	2.18 ± 1.02
Behavioural dimension	2.14 ± 1.03
I dare not to make new friends lest they find out that I am a MSM.	2.09 ± 1.06
I estrange myself from others because I am a MSM.	2.16 ± 1.05
I avoid interacting with others because I am a MSM.	2.18 ± 1.05
Cognitive dimension	2.16 ± 1.01
The identity of being a man who has sex with men taints my life.	2.14 ± 1.03
My identity as a MSM incurs inconvenience in my daily life.	2.17 ± 1.03
My identity as a MSM is a burden to me.	2.17 ± 1.04
Mean Self-stigma	2.26 ± 0.91

MSM: men who have sex with men; SD: standard deviation.