Just-word beliefs and community-level abortion stigma: An exploratory survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to evaluate whether belief in a just world is associated with community-level abortion stigma.

Study design

From December 2020 to June 2021, we conducted a national U.S. survey of 911 adults using Amazon Mechanical Turk. Survey respondents completed both the Community-Level Abortion Stigma Scale and Global Belief in a Just World Scale. We used linear regression to evaluate the association between just-world beliefs, demographic characteristics, and community-level abortion stigma.

Results

The mean Global Belief in a Just World Scale score was 25.8. The mean Community-Level Abortion Stigma Scale score was 2.6. The strength of just-world beliefs (β = 0.7), male gender (β = 4.1), a history of a previous pregnancy (β = 3.1), post college educat

SUBMITTER: Stowers P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10149599 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature