ArticleJournal of pediatric psychology2020
Validation of the Health-Related Felt Stigma and Concealment Questionnaire.
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- Felt Stigma in Youth With Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction: Implications for Abdominal Pain, Sleep, and Mood.Clinical pediatrics · 2026Article
- Adding insult to injury: Examining the influence of peer pain-related stigma on daily functioning in youth with chronic musculoskeletal pain.The journal of pain · 2026Article
- The development and validation of the pain-related stigma scale for adolescents (PReSS-A) with chronic pain.The journal of pain · 2025Article
- Sexual Activity and Sexual Well-Being Among Sober Adults: The Role of Felt Sobriety Stigma.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- The relationship between felt stigma and non-fatal overdose among rural people who use drugs.Harm reduction journal · 2024Article
- Pain-Related Stigma and Its Associations With Clinical and Experimental Pain Severity in Youth With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2023Article
- Stigma, Social Support, and Decision Satisfaction in Terminations of Pregnancy for Medical Reasons.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- "There's Nothing Wrong With You": Pain-Related Stigma in Adolescents With Chronic Pain.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2022Article
- Pain-related stigma as a social determinant of health in diverse pediatric pain populations.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- "If It Ever Really Hurts, I Try Not to Let Them Know:" The Use of Concealment as a Coping Strategy Among Adolescents With Chronic Pain.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveStigma is associated with many health conditions, including chronic pain. Research on health-related stigma is limited by the lack of validated instruments that distinguish among various stigma-related constructs. We aimed to develop and validate such a measure for pediatric functional abdominal pain (FAP). Felt stigma (FS) was defined as comprising both perceived and internalized stigma. Stigma concealment (SC) was defined as efforts by stigmatized individuals to prevent others from learning of their condition.
methodsUsing a theory-driven approach, we adapted items from existing self-report measures of stigma to construct the health-related FS and Concealment Questionnaire (FSC-Q). Patients with FAP (N = 179, ages 11-17) completed the preliminary FSC-Q and health-related measures hypothesized to be associated with stigma. Cognitive interviewing and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) informed the final version of the measure.
resultsEFA identified a 2-factor model comprised of FS and SC. The FS and SC scales exhibited good internal consistency and construct validity. Consistent with study hypotheses, both factors were significantly associated with anxiety, depression, pain catastrophizing, pain threat, physical symptoms, and pain interference/disability. Higher FS was associated with higher mental healthcare utilization. The subset of participants meeting criteria for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) reported higher FS and SC compared with those without IBS.
conclusionThe FSC-Q may help advance research on health-related stigma in FAP and other chronic health conditions by allowing for assessment of distinct stigma-related constructs.
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