The relationship between infertility family stigma, self-stigma and psychological well-being in female first-visit patients at a reproductive medicine center in Taiwan
Introduction Steeped in Chinese culture which considers continuing the family lineage highly important, infertility stigma endorsed by others and oneself can both negatively impact psychological well-being in women with infertility in Taiwan. The aim of the present study was to find out whether fami...
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Steeped in Chinese culture which considers continuing the family lineage highly important, infertility stigma endorsed by others and oneself can both negatively impact psychological well-being in women with infertility in Taiwan. The aim of the present study was to find out whether family stigma attached to infertility has a direct effect on psychological well-being, or whether it is only when family stigma is internalized into self-stigma that psychological well-being is affected.
Material and methods
The present study had a cross-sectional design, approved by an institutional review board in Taiwan. 245 female participants with infertility completed measures on infertility stigma, self-esteem, and positive and negative affect. The main question of this study was analyzed by conducting structural equation modeling.
Results
The present study found that none of the direct effects of family stigma on self-esteem, negative affect, or positive affect were significant, while the indirect effects of family stigma on the three psychological well-being indexes through the mediator of self-stigma were significant.
Conclusions
Self-stigma fully mediates the effect of family stigma on self-esteem, positive affect, and negative affect in women with infertility. Collectively, stigma endorsed by others does not necessarily lead to negative psychological well-being. The negative influence comes from internalizing public/family stigma into self-stigma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12b2a1aeced24dff8a0a5febb771a0322022-12-22T02:20:34ZengTermedia Publishing HouseHealth Psychology Report2353-41842353-55712021-06-0110212212810.5114/hpr.2021.107335136426The relationship between infertility family stigma, self-stigma and psychological well-being in female first-visit patients at a reproductive medicine center in TaiwanYi-Tung Lin0Ashley W. Wang1Shirley Wei2Jia-Sin Hong3Wen-Yau Hsu4Department of Psychology, National Chengchi University, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Psychology, Soochow University, Taipei, TaiwanXiamen EMBO Hospital, Xiamen City, Fujian, ChinaDepartment of Educational Psychology and Counseling, National Pingtung University, Pingtung, TaiwanDepartment of Psychology, National Chengchi University, Taipei, TaiwanIntroduction Steeped in Chinese culture which considers continuing the family lineage highly important, infertility stigma endorsed by others and oneself can both negatively impact psychological well-being in women with infertility in Taiwan. The aim of the present study was to find out whether family stigma attached to infertility has a direct effect on psychological well-being, or whether it is only when family stigma is internalized into self-stigma that psychological well-being is affected. Material and methods The present study had a cross-sectional design, approved by an institutional review board in Taiwan. 245 female participants with infertility completed measures on infertility stigma, self-esteem, and positive and negative affect. The main question of this study was analyzed by conducting structural equation modeling. Results The present study found that none of the direct effects of family stigma on self-esteem, negative affect, or positive affect were significant, while the indirect effects of family stigma on the three psychological well-being indexes through the mediator of self-stigma were significant. Conclusions Self-stigma fully mediates the effect of family stigma on self-esteem, positive affect, and negative affect in women with infertility. Collectively, stigma endorsed by others does not necessarily lead to negative psychological well-being. The negative influence comes from internalizing public/family stigma into self-stigma.https://hpr.termedia.pl/The-relationship-between-infertility-family-stigma-self-stigma-and-psychological,136426,0,2.htmlinfertilityself-stigmafamily stigmapublic stigma |
| spellingShingle | Yi-Tung Lin Ashley W. Wang Shirley Wei Jia-Sin Hong Wen-Yau Hsu The relationship between infertility family stigma, self-stigma and psychological well-being in female first-visit patients at a reproductive medicine center in Taiwan Health Psychology Report infertility self-stigma family stigma public stigma |
| title | The relationship between infertility family stigma, self-stigma and psychological well-being in female first-visit patients at a reproductive medicine center in Taiwan |
| title_full | The relationship between infertility family stigma, self-stigma and psychological well-being in female first-visit patients at a reproductive medicine center in Taiwan |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between infertility family stigma, self-stigma and psychological well-being in female first-visit patients at a reproductive medicine center in Taiwan |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between infertility family stigma, self-stigma and psychological well-being in female first-visit patients at a reproductive medicine center in Taiwan |
| title_short | The relationship between infertility family stigma, self-stigma and psychological well-being in female first-visit patients at a reproductive medicine center in Taiwan |
| title_sort | relationship between infertility family stigma self stigma and psychological well being in female first visit patients at a reproductive medicine center in taiwan |
| topic | infertility self-stigma family stigma public stigma |
| url | https://hpr.termedia.pl/The-relationship-between-infertility-family-stigma-self-stigma-and-psychological,136426,0,2.html |
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