Infertility, social pressure, and mental health: An empirical study based on a reproductive sociology framework

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World J Psychiatry. Jul 19, 2026; 16(7): 116396
Published online Jul 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.116396

Table 2 Psychometric properties of Infertility Social Pressure and Mental Health Scale subscales

Subscale	Items	mean ± SD	Range	Cronbach’s α	Test-retest r	Factor loading range
Family pressure	8	3.45 ± 0.92	1-5	0.88	0.82	0.64-0.82
Social pressure	7	3.15 ± 0.89	1-5	0.91	0.85	0.68-0.85
Cultural pressure	6	3.28 ± 1.04	1-5	0.85	0.79	0.61-0.78
Media/societal pressure	7	2.87 ± 0.95	1-5	0.89	0.83	0.65-0.81
Self-imposed pressure	6	4.12 ± 0.78	1-5	0.87	0.86	0.70-0.84
Total scale	34	3.37 ± 0.75	1-5	0.92	0.84	-

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Citation: Huang SH, Ji HP, Tang XH, Li M, Jiang SC, Yin M. Infertility, social pressure, and mental health: An empirical study based on a reproductive sociology framework. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(7): 116396
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.116396

Huang SH, Ji HP, Tang XH, Li M, Jiang SC, Yin M. Infertility, social pressure, and mental health: An empirical study based on a reproductive sociology framework. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(7): 116396 [DOI: 10.5498/wjp.116396]

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