Previous research suggests that chronic illnesses can elicit stigma, even when those illnesses are concealable. Such stigmatization is assumed to lead to a stigmatized identity. Additionally, chronic illness affects one’s self-concept, as one reconstructs a sense of self with illness incorporated. However, no research has examined the interplay between stigma and self-concept in those with concealable chronic illnesses. Therefore, we investigated the extent to which experienced, anticipated, and internalized stigma are associated with illness self-concept in individuals living with concealable chronic illnesses. Furthermore, we explored if the aforementioned aspects of stigma are associated with enrichment in the self-concept in the same cohort.

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污名与隐匿性慢性病患者的疾病自我概念有关

先前的研究表明，即使这些疾病是可以隐瞒的，慢性病也会引起耻辱。这种污名化被认为会导致被污名化的身份。此外，慢性疾病会影响一个人的自我概念，因为一个人会重建一种结合疾病的自我意识。然而，没有研究检查那些患有可隐瞒慢性病的人的耻辱感和自我概念之间的相互作用。因此，我们调查了经历过的、预期的和内化的耻辱感在多大程度上与患有隐匿性慢性病的个体的疾病自我概念相关。此外，我们探讨了上述污名方面是否与同一队列中自我概念的丰富有关。