Measuring sexual behavior stigma among cisgender men who have sex with men

An assessment of cross-country measurement invariance

Bibliographic Data

ID15744146
AuthorsSarah M Murray (0000-0002-4976-9713, Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), John Mark Wiginton (0000-0001-9358-7899, University of San Diego), Qian‐Li Xue (0000-0001-8818-7444, Johns Hopkins University), Kate Dibble (Johns Hopkins University), Thomas Sanchez (0000-0003-1133-4762, Emory University), Jeremy C Kane (0000-0002-6598-3840, Johns Hopkins University), Jura L Augustinavicius (0000-0001-6763-2027, Johns Hopkins University), Rebecca G Nowak (0000-0001-8404-4569, University of Maryland, Baltimore), Trevor A Crowell (0000-0001-5947-265X, Henry M. Jackson Foundation), Iliassou Mfochive Njindam (Johns Hopkins University), Ubald Tamoufe (Metabiota (United States)), Manhattan Charurat (0000-0002-1719-2796, University of Maryland, Baltimore), Gnilane Turpin (0000-0001-9755-519X, Johns Hopkins University), Bheki Sithole (Ministry of Health), Tampose Mothopeng (0000-0002-6854-6339, Matrix Research (United States)), Steave Nemande (Université de Yaoundé I), Simplice Anato, Seni Kouanda (0000-0003-2426-7669, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé), Daouda Diouf (0000-0001-5796-3164, Environment and Development Action Third World), Carrie Lyons (0000-0001-8127-0704, Johns Hopkins University), Stefan D Baral (0000-0002-5482-2419, Johns Hopkins University)
Year2023
Volume9
Issue3
Pages349-361
Publication date2023-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStigma and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2376-6964 • E-ISSN: 2376-6972
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/sah0000443
PMID39185350
OpenAlexW4368363809
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited40

Our findings point to the utility of the two stigma scale dimensions in making cross-country comparisons, but also to the necessity of assessing invariance with explicit attention to several factors including differential disclosure of sexuality across contexts to ensure valid comparisons

Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Measurement invariance · Men who have sex with men · Psychiatry · Statistics · Stigma (botany · Structural equation modeling · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Mathematics · Medicine · Psychology · Virology