Stigma Measures

Stigma Measures Community June 17, 2021 - 12:34am

Perceived Stigma of Substance Abuse Scale (PSAS)

Perceived Stigma of Substance Abuse Scale (PSAS) is attached. Login to your ACBS account to see the attachment.

Luoma, J. B., O'Hair, A. K., Kohlenberg, B. S., Hayes, S. C., Fletcher, L. (2010). The development and psychometric properties of a new measure of perceived stigma toward substance users. Substance Use and Misuse, 45, 47-57.

Community June 12, 2021 - 11:37pm

PSAS - Hindi

Mattoo, S.K. & Sarkar, S. (2012). Validation of Hindi version of perceived stigma of substance abuse scale. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 28 (3-4), 117-120. The full text of the article can be found on researchgate.net.

Community July 20, 2021 - 8:22pm

PSAS - Vietnam

Stockton, M. A., Mughal, A. Y., Bui, Q., Greene, M. C., Pence, B. W., Go, V., & Gaynes, B. N. (2021). Psychometric performance of the perceived stigma of substance abuse scale (PSAS) among patients on methadone maintenance therapy in Vietnam. Drug and alcohol dependence, 226, 108831. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2021.108831

Community July 20, 2021 - 8:18pm

Stigmatizing Attitudes–Believability (SAB)

Assesses believability of negative thoughts towards clients.

Reference: Hayes, S. C., Bissett, R., Roget, N., Padilla, M., Kohlenberg, B. S., Fisher, G., Masuda, A., Pistorello, J., Rye, A. K., Berry, K. & Niccolls, R. (2004). The impact of acceptance and commitment training and multicultural training on the stigmatizing attitudes and professional burnout of substance abuse counselors. Behavior Therapy, 35, 821-835.

Michael Levin February 14, 2008 - 12:40am

Substance Abuse Self-Stigma Scale (SASSS)

Substance Abuse Self-Stigma Scale (SASSS) is attached. Please login to your ACBS account to see the attachment.

Luoma, J.B.,Nobles, R. H., Drake, C., E., Hayes, S. C., O-Hair, A., Fletcher, L., & Kohlenberg, B. S. (2013). Self-Stigma in Substance Abuse: Development of a New Measure. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 34, 1-12.

Community June 12, 2021 - 11:42pm

Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ)

Lillis, J., Luoma, J.B., Levin, M.E., & Hayes, S.C. (2010). Measuring weight self-stigma: The Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire. Obesity, 18(5), 971-976.

The WSSQ is available at stevenchayes.com.

Community June 12, 2021 - 11:32pm

WSSQ - Arabic

BinDhim N.F., Althumiri N.A., Basyouni M.H., Sims O.T., Alhusseini N., & Alqahtani S.A. (2020) Arabic Translation of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire: Instrument Validation Study of Factor Structure and Reliability.
JMIR Formative Research, 4(11), e24169. doi: 10.2196/24169 Arabic Translation of the WSSQ is in the Multimedia Appendix 1.

Community July 20, 2021 - 8:27pm

WSSQ - Chinese

Lin, K. P., & Lee, M. L. (2017). Validating a Chinese version of the Weight Self-stigma Questionnaire for use with obese adults. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 23(4). https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12537

Community July 20, 2021 - 8:38pm

WSSQ - French

Maïano, C., Aimé, A., Lepage, G., ASPQ Team, & Morin, A. (2019). Psychometric properties of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ) among a sample of overweight/obese French-speaking adolescents. Eating and Weight Disorders - Studies on Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity, 24(3), 575–583. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-017-0382-0 The French translation of the WSSQ is in table 3.

Community July 20, 2021 - 8:34pm

WSSQ - German

Hain, B., Langer, L., Hünnemeyer, K. et al. (2015). Translation and Validation of the German Version of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ). Obesity Surgery. 25, 750–753. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-015-1598-6

Community July 20, 2021 - 8:32pm

WSSQ - Italian

Rossi, A.A., Manzoni, G.M., Pietrabissa, G. et al. (2022). Weight stigma in patients with overweight and obesity: validation of the Italian Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ). Eating and Weight Disorders, 27, 2459–2472. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-022-01385-8

Community March 15, 2023 - 12:40am

WSSQ - Persian

Lin, C.Y., Imani, V., Cheung, P. et al. (2020) Psychometric testing on two weight stigma instruments in Iran: Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire and Weight Bias Internalized Scale. Eat Weight Disord, 25, 889–901. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-019-00699-4

Community August 1, 2021 - 11:31pm

WSSQ - Turkish

Sevincer, G.M., Kaya, A., Bozkurt, S., Akin, E., & Kose, S. (2017). Reliability, validity, and factorial structure of the Turkish version of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (Turkish WSSQ). Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 27, 386-392. http://doi.org/10.1080/24750573.2017.1379717

Community July 24, 2021 - 12:34am