Acceptance and Action Questionnaire – Stigma (AAQ-S)

My biases and prejudices affect how I interact with people from different backgrounds.

I feel that I am aware of my own biases.

My negative thoughts about others are never a problem in my life.

I need to reduce my negative thoughts about others in order to have good social interactions.

When I evaluate someone negatively, I am able to recognize that this is just a reaction, not an objective fact.

I stop doing things that are important to me when it involves someone I don't like.

I have trouble letting go of my judgments of others.

I feel that my prejudicial thoughts are a significant barrier to me being culturally sensitive.

I have trouble not acting on my negative thoughts about others.

I am aware when judgments about others are passing through my mind.

It's OK to have friends that I have negative thoughts about from time to time.

I don't struggle with controlling my evaluations about others.

When I am having negative thoughts about others, I withdraw from people.

When I'm talking with someone I don't like, I'm aware of my evaluations of them.

When I have judgments about others, they are very intense.

When talking with someone I believe I should act according to how I feel about him/her, even if its negative.

I'm good at noticing when I have a judgment of another person.

I rarely worry about getting my evaluations towards others under control.

I accept that I will sometimes have unpleasant thoughts about other people.

I often get caught up in my evaluations of what others are doing wrong.

The bad things I think about others must be true.