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A Psychometric Validation of the Employers’ Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward Cancer Survivors Scale

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Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the measurement structure of the Employers’ Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward Cancer Survivors Scale (ESATPD-Cancer Scale). Methods A quantitative descriptive design using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). One hundred and seventy-seven Taiwanese human resources (HR) professionals participated in this study. Results EFA revealed a one-factor measurement structure accounting for 50% of the total variance. We conducted a CFA to confirm the one-factor structure; after two pairs of error terms were correlated, the re-specified model was found to fit the data adequately: χ2/df = 1.69, GFI = 0.97, CFI = 0.98, and RMSEA = 0.06. Internal consistency reliability coefficient (Cronbach’s alpha) for the ESATPD-Cancer Scale was computed to be 0.80. In addition, stigmatizing attitudes were found to be negatively associated with HR professionals’ willingness to hire cancer survivors. Conclusions The results of this study support a one-factor measurement structure for the ESATPD-Cancer Scale in a sample of HR professionals in Taiwan. Findings also support a relationship between ESATPD-Cancer Scale scores and HR professionals’ willingness to hire cancer survivors, demonstrating support for the construct validity of the scale.

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This study was funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Grant Number: H133B100034).

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  1. Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services, University of North Texas, 1155 Union Circle #311456, Denton, TX, 76203, USA

    Wei-Mo Tu

  2. Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1000 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI, 53706, USA

    Joseph Pfaller, Kanako Iwanaga & Fong Chan

  3. Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Huff Hall, MC-588, 1206 S Fourth St, Champaign, IL, 61820, USA

    David Strauser

  4. Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Counseling, National Changhua University of Education, No.1, Jinde Rd., Changhua City, Changhua County, 500, Taiwan

    Ming-Hung Wang

  5. Department of Psychology, Counseling and Rehabilitation Science Division, Illinois Institute of Technology, 3105 South Dearborn, Chicago, IL, 60616, USA

    Nicole Ditchman

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Tu, WM., Pfaller, J., Iwanaga, K. et al. A Psychometric Validation of the Employers’ Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward Cancer Survivors Scale . J Occup Rehabil 28, 541–547 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-017-9746-6

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