Stigma predicting fertility quality of life among Chinese infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization–embryo transfer

X Jing, W Gu, X Xu, C Yan, P Jiao, L Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To investigate stigma and fertility quality of life (FertiQoL) and identify predictors of
FertiQoL in Chinese infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization–embryo transfer (IVF …

[HTML][HTML] Coping strategies mediate the association between stigma and fertility quality of life in infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer

X Jing, W Gu, L Zhang, R Miao, X Xu, M Wang… - BMC Women's …, 2021 - Springer
Background The mediating role of coping strategies and its relationship with psychological
well-being and quality of life has been considered in the literature. However, there is little …

[HTML][HTML] Development of the Japanese version of the Infertility Stigma Scale: Examination of its reliability and validity

R Yokota, H Okada, T Okuhara, E Goto, E Furukawa… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
The stigma of infertility negatively affects health, resulting in mental distress and poor quality
of life. An appropriate scale is essential to examine the stigma experienced by infertile …

[HTML][HTML] Association between stigma and anxiety, depression, and psychological distress among Japanese women undergoing infertility treatment

R Yokota, T Okuhara, H Okada, E Goto, K Sakakibara… - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
Japan has the highest number of cases of infertility treatment in the world. Studies have
indicated that women undergoing infertility treatment feel stigmatized and suffer from …

Development and validation of an infertility stigma scale for Chinese women

B Fu, N Qin, L Cheng, G Tang, Y Cao, C Yan… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To develop and validate a scale of stigma for infertile Chinese women. Method (s)
Infertile women admitted to the Xiangya Hospital, the Second Xiangya Hospital, and the …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of stigma on mental health and quality of life of infertile women: A systematic review

Y Xie, Y Ren, C Niu, Y Zheng, P Yu, L Li - Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The stigma of not giving birth to children affects approximately 53. 08~ 64% of
female infertility patients worldwide. This stigma not only causes harm to the mental health of …

[HTML][HTML] The social stigma of infertile women in Zhejiang Province, China: a questionnaire-based study

F Zhang, Y Lv, Y Wang, X Cheng, Y Yan, Y Zhang… - BMC women's …, 2021 - Springer
Background Infertile women often face stigmatization worldwide. This study aimed to
investigate the stigma against infertile women in China and to analyze its influencing factors …

[HTML][HTML] Development and psychometric evaluation of the female infertility stigma instrument (ISI-F): protocol for a mixed method study

M Taebi, N Kariman, A Montazeri, HA Majd - Reproductive Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Infertility stigma is one of the greatest challenges in most societies for
reproduction and sexual health of infertile women. Since no specific tool exists for assessing …

Psychological resilience as the mediating factor between stigma and social avoidance and distress of infertility patients in China: A structural equation modeling …

Q Zhao, C Huangfu, J Li, H Liu… - Psychology research and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Stigma, social avoidance and distress may seriously affect the quality of life of
infertility patients. Psychological resilience has been proved to effectively combat …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing reliability and validity of the persian version of infertility stigma scale (ISS) in infertile women

G Rajabi, A Jelodari, JA Asl - Sci J Hamadan Nurs Midwifery Fac, 2017 - sid.ir
Background: Stigma is accounted important structure in mental health areas, and one of the
most important is infertility disorder consequences. The aim of the current research was to …