Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) is a chronic disease with the hallmark symptom of post-exertional malaise. Evidence for physiological causes is converging, however, currently no diagnostic test or biomarker is available. People with ME/CFS experience stigmatization, including the perception that the disease is psychosomatic. In a sample of 499 participants with self-diagnosed ME/CFS, we investigated perceived stigma as a pathway through which perceived others’ causal attributions relate to lower satisfaction with social roles and activities and functional status. Higher perceived attributions by others to controllable and unstable causes predicted lower health-related and social outcomes via higher perceived stigma.

肌痛性脑脊髓炎/慢性疲劳综合征 (ME/CFS) 是一种慢性疾病，具有运动后不适的标志性症状。生理原因的证据正在趋同，然而，目前没有可用的诊断测试或生物标志物。患有 ME/CFS 的人会遭受污名化，包括认为这种疾病是心身疾病。在 499 名自我诊断为 ME/CFS 的参与者的样本中，我们调查了感知污名作为感知他人因果归因与对社会角色和活动以及功能状态的较低满意度相关的途径。其他人对可控和不稳定原因的更高感知归因通过更高的感知污名预测了更低的健康相关和社会结果。