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Social Stigma in India

Hello ! I hope you are doing good.
You are being asked to participate in a research study on Social stigma guided by Dr. Sanchita
Srivastava.

To participate in this study, you must be between the ages of 18 and 25 years, Indian and
currently residing in India. You must not be from psychology educational background.

Please read the following information carefully.

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to understand the existing stigma categories in India and
their assessment on six dimensions (Concealability, course, Disruptiveness, Aesthetics, Origin
and Peril).

Procedure: As a part of this study you will be asked to complete a brief survey. The survey will
take approximately 10-15mins to complete and you will be asked to provide some demographic
information.

Confidentiality: Only the researcher will have access to the data and it will be used only for
academic purpose. Total Anonymity will be maintained. No personal and identifying information
will be disclosed.

Voluntary participation and withdrawal: Your participation in this study is completely voluntary.
You will be asked for your consent to participate in the study. After the consent you are still free
to withdrawal at any time from the study. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the
study, please feel free to contact the researcher.

Dr. Sanchita Srivastava,

Email: sanchita.srivastava@christuniversity.in
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I have read and understand the provided information and have had the
opportunity to ask questions. I understand that my participation is voluntary and
that my information will be confidential. I voluntarily agree to take part in this
study.
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Yes

No

Point of contact/researcher name

*

Ananya Dixit

Age
*

22

Socioeconomic status (self identified)

*

Upper

Upper-middle

Middle

Lower-middle

Lower
 Gender
*

Woman

Man

Transgender

Prefer not to say

Educational Qualification
*

Undergraduate

Employment status
*

Employed

Unemployed

Currently student

Current residing city

*

Delhi

Concealable

You need to assess each stigma category on concealable dimension. This dimension will be assess on 5
point scale (1to 5).
Concealability tells how easily is this condition or identity able to be concealed in a typical social
interaction.
1=Never able to be concealed, and
5=Totally concealable
Concealability *

1(not at all) 2 3 4 5(totally)

Homosexuality

Obesity

Mental illness/Health

Lower castes

Transgender

Single mother (Divorced/widow/separated)

Physical disability

Intellectual disability

Dark skin color

Menstruation

HIV/AIDS

Sexual assault survivors

Infertility

Facial disfigurement

unemployment

Prostitution

Divorced woman

Substance abuse

People with criminal record

Sanitation worker
Beggars

Course

You need to assess each stigma category on course dimension. This dimension will be assess on 5 point
scale (1to 5).
Course tells how the stigma develops over time.
1=Persistent, expected to remain unchanged
5=Temporary, expected to totally disappear

Course *

1(remain 5(totally
2 3 4
unchange) disappear)

Homosexuality

Obesity

Mental illness/Health

Lower castes

Transgender

Single mother
(Divorced/widow/separated)

Physical disability

Intellectual disability

Dark skin color

Menstruation

HIV/AIDS

Sexual assault survivors

Infertility

Facial disfigurement
unemployment

Prostitution

Divorced woman

Substance abuse

People with criminal record

Sanitation worker

Beggars

Disruptiveness

You need to assess each stigma category on Disruptiveness dimension.This dimension will be assess on 5
point scale (1to 5).
Disruptiveness related to social interactions between the stigmatized and
non-stigmatized and the difficulties encountered during interaction.
1=normal social interaction is extremely difficult
5=does not disrupt normal social interaction

Disruptiveness
*

1(extremely 5(not at all

2 3 4
difficult) difficult)

Homosexuality

Obesity

Mental illness/Health

Lower castes

Transgender

Single mother
(Divorced/widow/separated)
Physical disability

Intellectual disability

Dark skin color

Menstruation

HIV/AIDS

Sexual assault survivors

Infertility

Facial disfigurement

unemployment

Prostitution

Divorced woman

Substance abuse

People with criminal record

Sanitation worker

Beggars

Aesthetics

You need to assess each stigma category on Aesthetics dimension. This dimension will be assess on 5
point scale (1to 5).
Aesthetics tells about to what extent does the stigma prompt physical revulsion in typical social
interaction.
1=condition/identity is generally seen as extremely repulsive
5=condition/identity is not generally seen as repulsive

Aesthetics
*
 1(extremely 5(not at
2 3 4
repulsive) all)

Homosexuality

Obesity

Mental illness/Health

Lower castes

Transgender

Single mother
(Divorced/widow/separated)

Physical disability

Intellectual disability

Dark skin color

Menstruation

HIV/AIDS

Sexual assault survivors

Infertility

Facial disfigurement

unemployment

Prostitution

Divorced woman

Substance abuse

People with criminal record

Sanitation worker
Beggars

Origin

You need to assess each stigma category on Origin dimension.This dimension will be assess on 5 point
scale (1to 5).
Origin tells about the stigmatized individuals being responsible for his/her stigma.
1=condition is seen as totally under the individual’s control (responsible)
5=condition is seen as totally out of individual’s control (responsible)

Origin *

1(totally 5(Not at
2 3 4
responsible) all)

Homosexuality

Obesity

Mental illness/Health

Lower castes

Transgender

Single mother
(Divorced/widow/separated)

Physical disability

Intellectual disability

Dark skin color

Menstruation

HIV/AIDS

Sexual assault survivors

Infertility

Facial disfigurement
unemployment

Prostitution

Divorced woman

Substance abuse

People with criminal record

Sanitation worker

Beggars

Peril

You need to assess each stigma category on Peril dimension.This dimension will be assess on 5 point scale
(1to 5).
Peril tells about to what extent do people who interact with the stigmatized individual perceive some
kind of contagion, threat, peril or physical danger to themselves in typical social interaction.
1=there is extreme perceived contagion, peril, or physical danger to oneself
5=there is no perceived contagion, peril, or physical danger to oneself

Peril
*

1(extreme 5(not at
2 3 4
perceived) all)

Homosexuality

Obesity

Mental illness/Health

Lower castes

Transgender

Single mother
(Divorced/widow/separated)
 Physical disability

Intellectual disability

Dark skin color

Menstruation

HIV/AIDS

Sexual assault survivors

Infertility

Facial disfigurement

unemployment

Prostitution

Divorced woman

Substance abuse

People with criminal record

Sanitation worker

Beggars

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