Development and psychometric evaluation of the Infertility Public Stigma Scale for Japanese women: protocol for an exploratory sequential mixed method study of the Japanese population

Development and psychometric evaluation of the Infertility Public Stigma Scale for Japanese women: protocol for an exploratory sequential mixed method study of the Japanese population

IntroductionWomen undergoing infertility treatment are often tagged with negative labels, subjected to negative reactions and behaviors by laypeople (public stigma), and they internalize these negative values (self-stigma). As self-stigma is associated with poor mental health, a measure is needed to...

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Main Authors: Rie Yokota, Tsuyoshi Okuhara, Hiroko Okada, Emi Furukawa, Ritsuko Shirabe, Toshie Agawa, Hisashi Kato, Takahiro Kiuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
infertility
public stigma
scale development
exploratory sequential mixed method study
validity
reliability
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1504842/full
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