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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 9.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2008 Oct 8;14(1):189–199. doi: 10.1007/s10461-008-9474-1

Table IV.

Correlations between HIV Stigma Scales and Other Psychosocial Measures

40-Item Scale Enacted
Stigma
Disclosure
Concerns
Negative
Self-Image
Concern
with Public
Attitudes
HIV Stigma
Scale
Quality of Life (MOS-HIV) (N=127)
  Summary score -.29** -.23** -.35** -.29** -.37**
  Physical health score -.18* -.13 -.17 -.16 -.20*
  Mental health score -.33** -.27** -.43** -.34** -.44**
Depression (HSCL) (N=130) .34** .24** .45** .36** .44**
21-Item Scale
Quality of Life (MOS-HIV) (N=127)
  Summary score -.24** -.18* -.46** -.25** -.41**
  Physical health score -.15 -.10 -.25** -.10 -.22*
  Mental health score -.26** -.21* -.53** -.32** -.48**
Depression (HSCL) (N=130) .24** .22* .59** .25** .48**
*

p<.05

**

p<.01