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A Dissertation entitled Development and Validation of the Mental Health Professionals’ Attitude Towards People Living with HIV/AIDS Scale (MHP-PLHIV-AS)

Rose, Jared S.
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1430-4369
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1461841265

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2016, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Toledo, Counselor Education and Supervision.
Individuals infected and affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have distinctive mental and emotional health issues (Acuff et al., 1999; Badiee et al., 2012; Hult et al., 2007). This study sought to create an instrument that measures the attitude element of competency with the development of the Mental Health Professionals’ Attitude Towards People Living with HIV/AIDS (MHP-PLHIV-AS). After the MHP-PLHIV-AS’s creation by a Content Evaluation Panel of HIV/AIDS Experts, it was piloted for calibration with a sample of mental health professionals (n = 43), then administered to a larger sample for validation (n = 454). The newly designed MHP-PLHIV-AS was analyzed through a Rasch Measurement Model (RMM; Rasch, 1960, 1980). RMM diagnostics and analyses provides evidence to support a two-dimensional (societal and personal dimensions) measurement of the attitude towards PLHIV construct. The authors provide background, processes, and results of the study, and implications not only for the use of the MHP-PLHIV-AS, but also of attitude being a two-dimensional construct.
John Laux (Committee Chair)
Christine Fox (Committee Member)
Christopher Roseman (Committee Member)
Mojisola Tiamiyu (Committee Member)
Caroline O'Hara (Committee Member)
221 p.
Counseling Education; Counseling Psychology; Multicultural Education; Psychology; Public Health; Therapy
HIV; AIDS; people living with HIV-AIDS; PLHIV; attitude; competency; mental health; Rasch Measurement Model

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  • Rose, J. S. (2016). A Dissertation entitled Development and Validation of the Mental Health Professionals’ Attitude Towards People Living with HIV/AIDS Scale (MHP-PLHIV-AS) [Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1461841265

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Rose, Jared. A Dissertation entitled Development and Validation of the Mental Health Professionals’ Attitude Towards People Living with HIV/AIDS Scale (MHP-PLHIV-AS). 2016. University of Toledo, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1461841265.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Rose, Jared. "A Dissertation entitled Development and Validation of the Mental Health Professionals’ Attitude Towards People Living with HIV/AIDS Scale (MHP-PLHIV-AS)." Doctoral dissertation, University of Toledo, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1461841265

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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