Factors and items of ISI-F | Factor loading | CVRa | CVIb | ||
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F1 | F2 | F3 | |||
Factor1: stigma profile (7 items) Eigenvalue = 4.26, Variance = 21.34% | |||||
Others taunt me because of my infertility | .699c | .220 | .204 | 0.87 | 0.92 |
Others’ feeling pity for my infertility is disturbing | .801 | .138 | .057 | 0.99 | 0.94 |
Others’ questions and curiosity about my infertility disturbs me | .771 | .354 | .091 | 0.86 | 0.98 |
I feel that others look at me differently because of my infertility | .597 | .227 | .345 | 0.89 | 0.94 |
Pressure from others and the society is more disturbing than infertility | .703 | .245 | .191 | 0.89 | 1.00 |
I do not like to be called “infertile” | .649 | .242 | .131 | 0.86 | 1.00 |
Other women, do not understand me | .665 | .087 | .175 | 0.81 | 0.80 |
Factor2: self-stigma (6 items) Eigenvalue = 3.69, Variance = 18.47% | |||||
Infertility is considered as a defect for women | .076 | .634 | .169 | 0.82 | 1.00 |
I feel inferior to others because I cannot get pregnant | .228 | .716 | .205 | 0.84 | 0.98 |
I am worry that my husband would remarry or divorce me because I am infertile | .123 | .534 | .007 | 0.81 | 0.92 |
I want to have child as soon as possible to get rid of others’ negative words | .452 | .551 | .185 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
I avoid being in gatherings because of my infertility problem | .169 | .680 | .174 | 0.87 | 0.98 |
I feel sad when others have children | .051 | .602 | .228 | 0.84 | 0.80 |
Factor3: escaping from stigma (7 items) Eigenvalue = 2.84, Variance = 14.19% | |||||
I make excuses for not getting pregnant (I have not decided to have children…) | .316 | .076 | .740 | 0.84 | 0.87 |
I do not want to talk to others about my infertility | .374 | .133 | .596 | 0.82 | 0.94 |
I hide my infertility problem from others | .146 | .206 | .822 | 0.86 | 1.00 |
I talk to my family about my infertility (R)d | .201 | .168 | .510 | 0.84 | 0.91 |
I hide my infertility problem from my in-laws | .023 | .192 | .721 | 0.90 | 0.98 |
I am worried that others know my infertility problem | .313 | .161 | .714 | 0.98 | 1.00 |
I try to keep my distance with others to avoid their interference | .350 | .315 | .518 | 1.00 | 0.99 |