Bruce K E, Reid B C
Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington 28403, USA.
AIDS Educ Prev. 1998 Feb;10(1):75-89.
To assess the construct validity of the AIDS Attitude Scale (AAS) (Shrum, Turner, & Bruce, 1989), we administered it and related attitude scales to introductory psychology students (n = 279) and gay/lesbian support group members (n = 38). A subset of the students (n = 105) participated in a concurrent validity study; students donating items to an AIDS food pantry scored more tolerantly on the AAS than other students. AAS scores also differentiated subjects expected to have more tolerant attitudes toward people living with HIV and AIDS from other respondents, indicating known groups validity. As expected, AAS scores were positively correlated with attitudes about homosexuals and negatively correlated with authoritarian beliefs. However, AAS scores were not related to death anxiety. Attitudes about AIDS were distinguishable from related constructs using factor analysis. Together, these data provide evidence for the construct validity of the AAS. The need for valid assessment tools and uses of the AAS are discussed.
为评估艾滋病态度量表（AAS）（施勒姆、特纳和布鲁斯，1989年）的结构效度，我们将该量表及相关态度量表施用于心理学入门课程的学生（n = 279）和同性恋支持小组成员（n = 38）。一部分学生（n = 105）参与了同时效度研究；向艾滋病食品储藏室捐赠物品的学生在AAS上的得分比其他学生更宽容。AAS得分也将预期对艾滋病毒感染者和艾滋病患者持更宽容态度的受试者与其他受访者区分开来，表明具有已知群体效度。正如预期的那样，AAS得分与对同性恋者的态度呈正相关，与威权信念呈负相关。然而，AAS得分与死亡焦虑无关。使用因子分析可将对艾滋病的态度与相关结构区分开来。这些数据共同为AAS的结构效度提供了证据。文中还讨论了对有效评估工具的需求以及AAS的用途。
