Role of Marital Relationship Quality in Emotional Disturbance and Personal Growth of Women with Infertility: A Cross-Sectional Study.

IF 2.3 Q2 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

International Journal of Fertility & Sterility Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI:10.22074/ijfs.2022.551247.1281

S Hiva Shafierizi, Seddigheh Esmaelzadeh, Faezeh Ghofrani, Hemmat Gholinia, Mahbobeh Faramarzi

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Abstract

Background: Infertility is a stressful condition that can lead to either emotional disturbance or personal growth. Marital relationship is one of the factors affecting the consequences of infertility. This study aimed to explore the role of marital relationship quality in development of women's personal growth after experiencing infertility.

Materials and methods: In the cross-sectional study, 122 infertile women (mean age 28.79 ± 6.3) were invited to complete the survey, including ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale, Posttraumatic Growth, Fertility problem inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Beck Inventory Depression.

Results: Higher scores of quality of marital relationships were a protective factor against infertility stress and state/ trait anxiety. Additionally, infertility stress was a strong negative predictor of personal growth. Furthermore, infertile women with a high level of marital relationships may have more chances to experience personal growth rather than stress in infertility treatments.

Conclusion: The study suggests that high quality of marital relationships may provide positive opportunities for women's personal growth after experiencing infertility.

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婚姻关系质量对不孕妇女情绪障碍和个人成长的影响:一项横断面研究。

背景:不孕症是一种压力状况，可能导致情绪障碍或个人成长。婚姻关系是影响不孕后果的因素之一。本研究旨在探讨婚姻关系品质对不孕妇女个人成长发展的影响。材料与方法:采用横断面研究方法，对122名不孕妇女(平均年龄28.79±6.3岁)进行问卷调查。问卷内容包括:充实婚姻满意度量表、创伤后成长量表、生育问题量表、状态-特质焦虑量表和贝克抑郁量表。结果:较高的婚姻关系质量得分是预防不孕压力和状态/特质焦虑的保护因素。此外，不孕压力是个人成长的强烈负向预测因子。此外，婚姻关系高的不孕妇女可能有更多的机会体验个人成长，而不是不孕治疗的压力。结论:研究表明，高质量的婚姻关系可能为不孕妇女的个人成长提供积极的机会。

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International Journal of Fertility & Sterility 医学-妇产科学

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Fertility & Sterility is a quarterly English publication of Royan Institute . The aim of the journal is to disseminate information through publishing the most recent scientific research studies on Fertility and Sterility and other related topics. Int J Fertil Steril has been certified by Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in 2007 and was accredited as a scientific and research journal by HBI (Health and Biomedical Information) Journal Accreditation Commission in 2008. Int J Fertil Steril is an Open Access journal.