Stigmatizing Attitudes, Beliefs, and Actions Scale (SABAS) – Exclusion and Discrimination
Stigmatizing Attitudes, Beliefs, and Actions Scale (SABAS) - Exclusion and Discrimination
The Stigmatizing Attitudes, Beliefs, and Actions Scale (SABAS): Exclusion and Discrimination is a 7 item subscale focusing on exclusionary or discriminatory attitudes/beliefs from the SABA measure to capture stigmatizing attitudes and beliefs about abortion
High Psychometric Score
Multi-Country
ITEMS:
1. Respondent would tease a woman 2. Respondent would try to disgrace woman 3. May not be able to bear children 4. Respondent would point fingers 5. Woman should be treated the same 6. Prohibited from religious services 7. Respondent would continue to be friends
Response Options 5-point Likert scale ranging from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.”
PSYCHOMETRIC SCORE
GEOGRAPHIES TESTED:
Zambia
POPULATIONS INCLUDED:
Female
Male
AGE RANGE:
Adolescents
Adults
Scoring Procedures:
Scores were calculated by summing all 18 items for the total score and then the appropriate items for each of the three subscales (i.e., the three factors). Prior to computing scores, 16 of the 18 SABAS items were reverse coded so that a higher score would reflect more stigmatizing attitudes, beliefs, and actions.
PRIMARY CITATION:
Shellenberg, K. M., Hessini, L., & Levandowski, B. A. (2014). Developing a scale to measure stigmatizing attitudes and beliefs about women who have abortions: results from Ghana and Zambia. Women & Health, 54(7), 599-616. https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2014.919982
Pyschometric Score:
Qualitative Research
Existing Literature/Theoretical Framework
Field Expert Input
Cognitive Interviews / Pilot Testing
Internal
Test-retest
Interrater
Content
Face
Criterion (gold-standard)
Construct
Psychometric Scoring
Total Score: 6.00/8 Points (HIGH)
Citation Frequency
KEY
FULL POINTS
PARTIAL POINTS NOT ASSESSED NOT APPLICABLEFor more details, see Scoring Methodology
