Table 5.
Item response analysis of retained all stigma items in the sample from Jordan (n = 108)
| All stigma items | Discrimination | Difficulty | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥ 1 | ≥ 2 | = 3 | ||
| Feelings of worthlessness, of having no value (i) | 1.31 | − 0.84 | 0.06 | 0.99 |
| Feeling detached or withdrawn from others (i) | 1.58 | − 1.39 | 0.02 | 0.81 |
| Feeling badly treated by family members (p) | 0.95 | − 0.70 | 0.88 | 1.92 |
| Feeling badly treated by community members (p) | 0.95 | − 0.24 | 1.62 | 3.01 |
| Feeling shame (i) | 1.02 | − 1.28 | 0.65 | 1.80 |
| Blaming yourself for past events (i) | 1.46 | − 1.15 | − 0.06 | 0.62 |
| Feeling rejected by everybody (p) | 2.10 | − 0.23 | 1.26 | 1.98 |
| Feeling stigma (p) | 2.85 | − 0.02 | 0.77 | 1.37 |
| Wanting to avoid others or hide (i) | 2.06 | − 0.66 | 0.41 | 1.00 |
| Feeling like your family gazes at you like they are blaming you (p) | 2.04 | − 0.07 | 0.87 | 1.51 |
| Feeling like community members gaze at you like they are blaming you (p) | 1.75 | − 0.15 | 0.94 | 1.78 |
| Been abandoned/thrown out of your home (e) | 0.88 | − 0.88 | ||
| Rejected by your family because of trauma you experienced (e) | 1.15 | 0.79 | ||
| Rejected by your intimate partner because of trauma you experienced (e) | 1.01 | − 0.12 | ||
| Forced to live away from husband because of violence you experienced (e) | 0.87 | 1.72 | ||
Suggested items for the core abbreviated scale are indicated in bold