Volume 55, Issue 2 pp. 328-335
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Infertility Stigma Scale: A psychometric study in a Turkish sample

Ayla Çapık

Corresponding Author

Ayla Çapık

Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Science, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

Correspondence Ayla Çapik, RM, PhD, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Science, Ataturk University, Erzurum 25240, Turkey. Email: [email protected]

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Meyreme Aksoy

Meyreme Aksoy

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey

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Emine Yılmaz

Emine Yılmaz

Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Bingöl University, Bingöl, Turkey

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Filiz Yılmaz

Filiz Yılmaz

Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Ministry of Health, Erzurum, Turkey

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First published: 24 January 2019
Citations: 21

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of the present study is to conduct the Turkish validity and reliability study of the Infertility Stigma Scale (ISS).

Design and methods

This methodological study was conducted in an infertility polyclinic in Turkey. The sample consisted of 178 infertile women.

Findings

The validity of the four-factor structure of the scale and the appropriateness of its fit indices were confirmed. The analyses of internal consistency indicated that the total score correlations of items were sufficient; test-retest, r = 0.948;P < 0.001; Cronbach's α = 0.93.

Practice implications

ISS could be used as a useful assessment instrument in investigating the stigma concerning infertility and making efficient related interventions.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

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