Keep period pain a secret? Expanding the theory of planned behavior with endometriosis knowledge and menstrual stigma to explain women's intentions to talk about menstrual discomfort.

IF 3.2 2区 心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY
Health Psychology Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-24 DOI:10.1037/hea0001502
Sarah Eitze, Anne Reinhardt
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Abstract

Objective: Endometriosis is a chronic gynecological condition often characterized by severe menstrual pain. It takes 7 years on average to diagnose endometriosis, with menstrual stigma being an estimated factor for this delay.

Method: In this preregistered study, both the Theory of Planned Behavior and Stigma Theory are included in an online survey to understand conversation intentions about menstrual symptoms and the impact of menstrual stigma in daily life. With a partial least squares structural equation model including 776 participants, the research investigates the facilitators and barriers influencing participants' intentions to seek advice for severe menstrual discomfort across different social contexts, including conversations with friends, medical experts, and coworkers.

Results: The results highlight that the perceived public stigma surrounding menstruation is associated with higher self-stigmatization, decreased attitudes, and decreased perceived behavioral control, which in turn significantly decreases conversation intentions.

Conclusions: The study's results inform targeted interventions to promote open dialogue about menstrual health and reduce stigma. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

经期疼痛是一个秘密吗?扩展计划行为理论与子宫内膜异位症知识和月经耻感,解释女性谈论月经不适的意图。
目的:子宫内膜异位症是一种慢性妇科疾病,通常以严重的月经疼痛为特征。诊断子宫内膜异位症平均需要7年的时间,月经耻辱是造成这种延迟的一个估计因素。方法:采用计划行为理论和耻辱感理论进行在线调查,了解月经症状的会话意图和月经耻辱感对日常生活的影响。通过一个包括776名参与者的偏最小二乘结构方程模型,该研究调查了影响参与者在不同社会背景下寻求严重月经不适建议的动机和障碍,包括与朋友、医学专家和同事的对话。结果:研究结果表明,对月经的公共耻辱感与较高的自我耻辱感、态度的降低和行为控制的降低有关,这反过来又显著降低了交谈意愿。结论:该研究的结果为有针对性的干预措施提供了信息,以促进关于月经健康的公开对话并减少耻辱感。(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA,版权所有)。
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Health Psychology
Health Psychology 医学-心理学
CiteScore
4.90
自引率
2.40%
发文量
170
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: Health Psychology publishes articles on psychological, biobehavioral, social, and environmental factors in physical health and medical illness, and other issues in health psychology.
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