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ERIC Number: EJ1473146
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Associations between Stigma and Depression among College-Attending Women with Endometriosis Symptoms
Julia Mandeville1; Valerie A. Earnshaw2; Cheyu Zhang1; Lauren Ferreira Cardoso3; Jhumka Gupta1
Journal of American College Health, v73 n3 p989-999 2025
Background: Endometriosis is a debilitating and highly stigmatized chronic condition. The relationship between stigma and depressive symptoms among college-attending women with endometriosis symptoms was examined. Method: Data were analyzed from a cross-sectional online survey of undergraduate women (N = 424). Mean anticipated, internalized, and enacted stigma values were calculated. Logistic regression assessed the relationship between stigma score and depressive symptoms. Results: Mean stigma scores were 1.98 (anticipated), 1.46 (internalized), and 1.59 (enacted) on a 5-point scale (1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest); 24.1% reported moderately severe/severe depressive symptoms. In adjusted models, stigma was associated with an increased likelihood of moderately severe/severe depressive symptoms (anticipated (aOR = 1.96, 95% CI:1.49-2.59); internalized (aOR =2.67, 95% CI: 1.88-3.85); enacted (aOR = 1.28, 95% CI: 1.16-1.42)). Conclusion: College attending-women with endometriosis symptoms experience stigma which is significantly associated with depressive symptoms. Stigma reducing interventions are warranted and may have mental health benefits.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1College of Public Health, Department of Global and Community Health, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA; 2Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, College of Education and Human Development, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, USA; 3The Health Alliance for Violence Intervention (HAVI), Boston, Massachusetts, USA