İNFERTİL KADINLAR İLE FERTİL KADINLAR ARASINDA EVLİLİK UYUMU FARKLARININ BELİRLENMESİ

Abstract

Abstract Aim: This research was conducted as a descriptive study to determine the marital adjustment differences between infertile and fertile women. Method:This cross-sectional study was conducted in a city center in eastern Turkey between January 2017 and December 2017. No sample selection was made, all volunteer women were included in the study, and the study was conducted on 96 women in total, n=48 infertile, n=48 fertile women. The data were collected by the snowball method, using a questionnaire prepared by the researcher using the literature, and the marital adjustment scale (MAS). Descriptive statistics were made using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 20.0) package program to evaluate the data. Result: While 66.7% of infertile women are between the ages of 25-34, 56.3% of fertile women are between the ages of 25-34, and the average age of both groups is similar. 37.5% of infertile women and 70.8% of fertile women state that they have a happy marriage, and women with a happy marriage are higher in the fertile group. While 93.8% of the women in the infertile group answered yes to the question of whether it is necessary to have children for a happy marriage, 68.8% of the fertile group answered yes. While 54.2% of infertile women stated that they felt worthless, only 2.1% of fertile women stated that they felt worthless. Mean marital adjustment score of infertile women is 34.58±10.18, (min-max=0-60) mean score of marital adjustment scale of fertile women is 40.60±9.80, (min-max=0-60) is higher found. The marital adjustment scale scores of the women in both infertile and fertile groups included in the study compared to those who felt emotionally close to their spouses, did not feel emotional closeness, received support from their spouses, could not receive support, had good communication with their spouses, did not have good communication, were interested in their spouses, and could not receive attention from their spouses. Conclusion: In this study, it was determined that infertility brought along various problems in women's marriages. For this reason, it is recommended to increase supportive multidimensional studies that deal with the social and psychological dimensions of infertility. Keywords: Infertility, Fertility, Marital adjustment