QUACS: Quinn Active Concealment Scale

From: Quinn, Weisz, & Lawner, 2017. CSI = Concealable stigmatized identity. “CSI” is used as a placeholder for the purposes of this table—participants responded to these items with the specific stigmatized identity that they possessed. If participants indicated that they possessed more than one identity, they responded to these items with the identity they indicated was most important to them.

1. When I do go to social events, I am careful not to let my guard down so I don't give away the fact that I have my [CSI ].
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       Never                                                         Always

2. To keep my [CSI ] hidden, I use vague language when talking about my personal life.
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       Never                                                         Always

​3. I lie about how I spend my free time so that nobody suspects that I have my [CSI ].
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       Never                                                         Always

4. I avoid becoming too close to people so that they don't ask personal questions that may give away the fact that I have my [CSI ].
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       Never                                                         Always

5. In order to hide my [CSI ], I just try to blend in with other people.
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       Never                                                         Always

6. I avoid social activities so that people don't find out about my [CSI ].
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       Never                                                         Always

7. I don't do anything special to hide my [CSI ] because if someone asked me about it, I would just tell them the truth. Reversed
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       Never                                                         Always

8. If I am going to an appointment, meeting, or get-together related to my [CSI ], I make up some other reason for my whereabouts so that people don't know where I'm going.
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       Never                                                         Always

9. If I think the topic of [CSI ] is going to come up in conversation, I try to steer the conversation in a different direction
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       Never                                                         Always

10. If the topic of conversation is about people with my [CSI ], I find something else to do so that I don't have to be part of the conversation.
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       Never                                                         Always

11. I try to act just the opposite of the way people with my [CSI ] are "supposed" to act.
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       Never                                                         Always

12. If the topic of conversation is about people with my [CSI ], I join in and pretend I don't have a [CSI ].
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       Never                                                         Always

13. If the topic of conversation is about people with my [CSI ], I just keep quiet and say nothing.
            1               2               3               4               5               
       Never                                                         Always

14. I try not to behave in ways that are typical of people with my [CSI ].
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       Never                                                         Always

15. To keep my [CSI ] hidden, I avoid becoming Facebook friends (or other social media) with certain people.
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       Never                                                         Always

Anticipated Stigma Scale for Concealable Stigmatized Identities

From: Quinn & Chaudoir, 2009.  First 9 items are modified from Kessler, Mickelson, & Williams, 1999. Items in italics were used in Quinn et al., 2014, for a community sample of adults.
 
If others knew your {insert concealable identity here}, how likely do think the following would be to occur?
 
1. People acting as if they think you are not as good as they are /People acting like they’re better than you
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       Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
2. People acting as if they think you are not smart /People acting like they are smarter than you
                  1               2               3               4               5               6               7
     Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
3. Treated with less respect than other people
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     Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
4. Treated with less courtesy than other people /Treated with less kindness than other people
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     Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
5. People acing as if they are afraid of you
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     Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
6. Getting poorer service than others do at restaurants or stores
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     Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
7. People acting as if they think you are not to be trusted /People acting like you can’t be trusted
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     Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
8. People calling you names or insulting you
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     Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
9. People threatening or harassing you
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      Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
10. Current friends stop hanging out with you
                  1               2               3               4               5               6               7
     Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
11. Friends avoiding you /Friends avoiding or ignoring you
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      Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
12. Roommates wanting to move out of apartment or dorm room /Roommates wanting to move out of apartment or house
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      Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
13. People not wanting to get to know you better
                  1               2               3               4               5               6               7
       Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
14. People not wanting to date you.
                  1               2               3               4               5               6               7
       Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely
 
15. People not wanting to get involved in an intimate relationship with you./People not wanting to get involved in a relationship with you
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       Very Unlikely                                                                                  Very Likely