Dissertation
Assessing self-perceptions of the stigma of incarceration: the development and validation of the Stigma Perceptions Scale with incarcerated adults
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Drexel University
Jun 2018
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/D87S9X
Abstract
Offenders' perceptions of stigma may act as a barrier to community reintegration upon release from incarceration. However, few formally validated tools developed specifically for use with this population are currently in existence. The Stigma Perceptions Scale (SPS) was developed to address this gap in the literature. Although the SPS has been pilot tested, it currently lacks sufficient data regarding its psychometric properties. Such information is crucial to ensure that the constructs that have been conceived conceptually truly underlie the data. The current study expands our knowledge of the psychometric properties of the SPS, examining its concurrent, discriminant, convergent, incremental, and predictive validities using a sample of currently incarcerated men. Results suggest that support for the psychometric properties of the Stigma Perceptions Scale is mixed. Implications and future directions are discussed.
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- Title
- Assessing self-perceptions of the stigma of incarceration
- Creators
- Sarah Katherine Phillips - DU
- Contributors
- Kirk Heilbrun (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- vii, 39 pages
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); College of Arts and Sciences; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 7912; 991014632935104721