Infertility-related stress and sexual satisfaction: a dyadic approach.

IF 2.1 3区医学 Q2 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Epub Date: 2020-04-23 DOI:10.1080/0167482X.2020.1752658

Sandra Nakić Radoš, Hrvojka Soljačić Vraneš, Jozo Tomić, Krunoslav Kuna

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Abstract

Purpose of the study: to examine whether women's and men's infertility-related stress, and specifically its sexual concerns aspect, is related to their and their partner's sexual satisfaction.

Materials and methods: In a cross-sectional study, 94 couples experiencing infertility filled out the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale and Fertility Problem Inventory, which measures infertility-related stress with dimensions of social, sexual and relationship concerns, rejection of childfree lifestyle, and need for parenthood. Dyadic analyses were performed following the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM).

Results: The dyadic analysis revealed that women's and men's greater infertility-related stress contributed to their lower levels of sexual satisfaction (actor effect). Moreover, women's and men's greater sexual concerns (as the aspect of infertility-related stress) contributed to their own and their partner's lower levels of sexual satisfaction (actor and partner effect).

Conclusions: The findings suggest that both individual and relational processes are important in the association between the specific dimension of infertility-related stress and sexual satisfaction. These findings could guide the psychosocial support for couples experiencing infertility.

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不孕症相关的压力和性满足:一个二元方法。

本研究的目的:探讨女性和男性的不孕相关压力，特别是性方面的压力，是否与他们和伴侣的性满意度有关。材料和方法:在一项横断面研究中，94对不孕夫妇填写了新的性满意度量表和生育问题量表，该量表从社会、性和关系方面衡量不孕相关的压力，拒绝无子女的生活方式，以及对父母身份的需求。根据参与者-合作伙伴相互依赖模型(APIM)进行二元分析。结果:二元分析显示，女性和男性的不孕相关压力更大，导致他们的性满意度水平较低(演员效应)。此外，女性和男性更大的性担忧(作为不孕相关压力方面)导致他们自己和伴侣的性满意度水平较低(演员和伴侣效应)。结论:研究结果表明，在不孕症相关压力的特定维度与性满意度之间的关联中，个体过程和关系过程都很重要。这些发现可以指导不孕夫妇的社会心理支持。

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Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 医学-妇产科学

CiteScore

6.10

自引率

3.20%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology was founded in 1982 in order to provide a scientific forum for obstetricians, gynecologists, psychiatrists and psychologists, academic health professionals as well as for all those who are interested in the psychosocial and psychosomatic aspects of women’s health. Another of its aims is to stimulate obstetricians and gynecologists to pay more attention to this very important facet of their profession.