Development and validation of the mental health professionals' attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS scale (MHP-PLHIV-AS)

Jared S Rose; John M Laux; Christine M Fox; Mojisola F Tiamiyu; Caroline L O'Hara

doi:10.1080/09540121.2020.1822503

Development and validation of the mental health professionals' attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS scale (MHP-PLHIV-AS)

AIDS Care. 2020 Jan-Dec;32(sup1):10-18. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1822503.

Authors

Jared S Rose¹, John M Laux², Christine M Fox³, Mojisola F Tiamiyu⁴, Caroline L O'Hara⁵

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Mental Health and School Counseling Programs, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA.
² Counselor Education Program, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.
³ Educational Foundations and Leadership Program, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.
⁴ Psychology Program, The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA.
⁵ Counseling and Human Services Department, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA.

PMID: 32951447
DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2020.1822503

Abstract

This study focused on the creation and validation of an instrument to measure mental health professionals' attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS. Rasch analyses (Rash, 1960, 1980) provided evidence to support a twodimensional (societal and personal dimensions) measurement of this attitude construct.

Keywords: HIV; Rasch measurement; mental health professionals’ attitudes; multicultural competency.

MeSH terms

Attitude of Health Personnel*
Discrimination, Psychological
HIV Infections / psychology*
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
Humans
Mental Health
Professional-Patient Relations
Reproducibility of Results
Social Stigma*
Stereotyping*
Surveys and Questionnaires / standards*