Discounting seems the most toxic dimension of invalidation in fibromyalgia: a cross-sectional analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00296-025-05850-2
Abstract: Invalidation, both discounting (overt negative social responses) and lack of understanding (absence of positive social responses), is a common problem in fibromyalgia. The ‘Fibromyalgia Imbalance of Threat and Soothing Systems’ (FITSS) model indicates that different… read more here.
Keywords: fibromyalgia; invalidation; depression; cross sectional ... See more keywords
Ignored, dismissed, and minimized: Understanding the harmful consequences of invalidation in health care-A systematic meta-synthesis of qualitative research.
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DOI: 10.1037/bul0000473
Abstract: The upsurge in the prevalence of contested, ambiguous, and difficult-to-diagnose illnesses presents challenges for clinicians who too often respond by invalidating patients' symptoms. Although numerous qualitative studies have reported the effects of invalidation on patients'… read more here.
Keywords: symptom invalidation; invalidation; research; health care ... See more keywords
OP0142-HPR The potential buffering role of self-efficacy and pain acceptance against invalidation in rheumatic diseases
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DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-eular.2472
Abstract: Background A substantial number of people with a rheumatic disease perceive invalidation consisting of “lack of understanding” and “discounting” (negative social responses) [1]. Our study was guided by the notion that high self-efficacy will make… read more here.
Keywords: invalidation; rheumatic diseases; efficacy pain; self efficacy ... See more keywords
Disclosure of Sexual Victimization: Effects of Invalidation and Shame on Re-Disclosure.
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DOI: 10.1177/08862605231155122
Abstract: Research on disclosure of sexual victimization has consistently demonstrated that the act of disclosure and the disclosure recipient have a synergistic effect in facilitating either positive or negative post-assault outcomes. While negative judgments such as… read more here.
Keywords: sexual victimization; invalidation; shame; disclosure ... See more keywords
Conceptualizing Symptom Invalidation as Experienced by Patients With Endometriosis
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DOI: 10.1177/10497323241253418
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to provide foundational work to standardize the conceptual definition of what I refer to as symptom invalidation by using invalidating environments and illness representations as guiding conceptual frameworks. Mixed… read more here.
Keywords: symptom invalidation; invalidation; illness representations; conceptualizing symptom ... See more keywords
“I’m Not Just the Nonbiological Parent”: Encountering, Strategizing, and Resisting Asymmetry and Invalidation in Genetic/ Gestational Parent Status Among LGBTQ Parents
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DOI: 10.1177/10748407221123062
Abstract: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) families have expanded our understanding of who counts as family, to include legal as well as chosen ties. Yet, nonbiological parents in LGBTQ families are vulnerable to invalidation… read more here.
Keywords: family; invalidation; genetic gestational; lgbtq parents ... See more keywords
Emotion regulation mediates relationships between perceived childhood invalidation, emotional reactivity, and emotional eating
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DOI: 10.1177/1359105320942860
Abstract: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is informed by the biosocial model which suggests that emotional sensitivity and childhood invalidation interact to influence emotion dysregulation, leading to behavioral disorders. Although adapted DBT interventions have resulted in improved… read more here.
Keywords: invalidation; invalidation emotional; emotional eating; emotion regulation ... See more keywords