• John W Lawrence, James A Fauerbach, Leslie J Heinberg, Marion Doctor, and Brett D Thombs.
• Psychology Department, The College of Staten Island, City University of New York, New York, NY 10314, USA. lawrence@mail.csi.cuny.edu
• Psychol Assess. 2006 Mar 1; 18 (1): 106-11.

AbstractIn this study, 361 adult burn survivors completed the Perceived Stigmatization Questionnaire (PSQ), the Social Comfort Questionnaire (SCQ), and other measures. Both the PSQ and SCQ had good internal consistency indices. Factor analysis of the PSQ yielded 3 factors (absence of friendly behavior, confused/staring behavior, and hostile behavior). The SCQ had 1 factor. Conjoint factor analysis with measures of related constructs (body esteem, body-esteem importance, depression, social support) suggested that PSQ and SCQ measure distinct constructs. Correlations with the related psychosocial constructs and burn characteristics suggested the PSQ and SCQ have good convergent and discriminant validity. Limitations of the study are discussed.

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