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Measuring altruistic & solidaristic orientations towards others among people who inject drugs.

TitleMeasuring altruistic & solidaristic orientations towards others among people who inject drugs.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsFriedman, Samuel R., Enrique R. Pouget, Milagros Sandoval, Yolanda Jones, Georgios K. Nikolopoulos, and Pedro Mateu-Gelabert
JournalJournal of addictive diseases
Date Published2015 Jun 15
ISSN1545-0848
AbstractThe altruism and/or solidarity of people who inject drugs (PWID) helps protect sex and drug partners from HIV. Research has been hindered by lack of measures. We developed and administered scales to assess these variables to 300 PWID. Both the Altruism Scale and the Solidarity Scale were internally consistent. Each correlated significantly with measures of helping others. These measures appear reliable and valid. They can be used to study how Big Events or structural interventions affect altruism and solidarity among PWID and how altruism and solidarity are associated with changes in HIV or other risks among PWID.
Alternate JournalJ Addict Dis

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