الخبرة المدركة لزوجات السجناء مع الوصمة و جوانبها المختلفة : دراسة مختلطة-مدينة جدة أنموذجا

Abstract EN

The aim of this study was to measure the level of stigma among a sample of prisoners' wives.

the study also aimed to explore the different aspects of the prisoners' wives experience of stigma.

the sample of the study in the first phase consisted of (70) wives with the aim of collecting the main sample for the interview, which amounted to (16) women.

the mixed approach was used to collect the study data using the stigma scale, developed by stalnaker (2017) and the interview developed by researcher.

the results showed that there was a high level of stigma; the results also showed that social stigma is most common among prisoners' wives, which associated with social harassment, negative perception of society, blaming the wife, feeling rejected, change in treatment as well as underestimation.

then comes the expected stigma, which is represented in secrecy and fear of society, and then comes the self-stigma of (psychological defeat, crisis and self-blame, feeling ashamed).