To understand how the Donor Conception Identity Questionnaire (DCIQ) correlates with mental health and explore differences in the DCIQ between donor conceived people who were actively searching for donor connections to those who were not and those who had found their donor connections to those who had not. Cross-sectional survey. Online survey conducted within United Kingdom. A total of 88 donor conceived adults ranging in age from 18 to 70 (mean, 34.27 years; median, 31 years). A total of 39 participants were actively searching for their donor connections, and 49 were not. Donor conception identity was measured using a questionnaire and scores were correlated with existing measures of mental health. Participants completed the DCIQ and measures of well-being, satisfaction with life, identity, pride, and stigma. Factor analysis of items from the DCIQ identified four domains: concern and preoccupation; internalized stigma; pride and acceptance; and openness and understanding. The identified factors correlated with scales of psychological and social well-being. Active searchers scored higher than non-active searchers on “concern and preoccupation” and “internalized stigma”. Donor conceived individuals who had found their donor connections scored lower on “internalized stigma” and higher on “openness and understanding” compared with those who had not found their donor connections. The findings of the present study show that scores on the DCIQ correlate with existing measures of psychological and social well-being. Furthermore, donor conceived individuals searching for their donor connections differ from those not actively searching on key domains of the DCIQ. Implications for future avenues of study and support for donor conceived people are discussed.

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捐赠者受孕身份调查问卷：与心理健康以及寻找和寻找捐赠者联系的关联


了解捐赠者受孕身份调查问卷 (DCIQ) 与心理健康的关系，并探讨积极寻找与未捐赠者的捐赠者联系的捐赠者受孕者和那些已发现捐赠者与未捐赠者的联系的受捐赠者之间 DCIQ 的差异。横断面调查。在英国境内进行的在线调查。共有 88 名捐献者受孕成人，年龄从 18 岁到 70 岁不等（平均 34.27 岁；中位数 31 岁）。共有 39 名参与者正在积极寻找他们的捐赠者关系，49 名参与者则没有。使用问卷测量捐赠者的受孕身份，并将分数与现有的心理健康指标相关。参与者完成了 DCIQ 以及幸福感、生活满意度、身份、自豪感和耻辱感的测量。对 DCIQ 项目的因子分析确定了四个领域：关注点和关注点；内在的耻辱；自豪和接受；以及开放和理解。已确定的因素与心理和社会幸福感相关。活跃搜索者在“关注和专注”和“内在耻辱”方面的得分高于非活跃搜索者。与那些没有找到捐赠者关系的人相比，发现捐赠者关系的捐赠者在“内在耻辱”方面得分较低，在“开放和理解”方面得分较高。本研究的结果表明，DCIQ 得分与现有的心理和社会福祉指标相关。此外，搜索捐赠者联系的捐赠者受孕个体与那些不主动搜索 DCIQ 关键领域的人不同。讨论了对未来研究途径和对捐赠者受孕者的支持的影响。