ArticleInternational journal of behavioral medicine2017
Normalization as a Strategy for Maintaining Quality of Life While Coping with Infertility in a Pronatalist Culture.
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- Counseling strategies and challenges for addressing infertility and infertility concerns following female genital fistula repair: perspectives from fistula care providers in Uganda.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Infertility stigma and openness with others are related to depressive symptoms and meaning in life in men and women diagnosed with infertility.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Design and psychometric evaluation of the collaborative coping with infertility questionnaire in candidate of assisted reproductive techniques.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Perceived Social Support, Normalization, and Subjective Well-Being Among Family Members of a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Living with Multimorbidity through Time: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Longitudinal Evidence.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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- Personal Growth and Life Satisfaction during Fertility Treatment-A Comparison between Arab and Jewish Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Understanding the experiences of helplessness, fatigue and coping strategies among women seeking treatment for infertility - A qualitative study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Coping strategies mediate the association between stigma and fertility quality of life in infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer.BMC women's health · 2021Article
- Anxiety, Difficulties, and Coping of Infertile Women.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Psychological coping strategies associated with improved mental health in the context of infertility.Archives of women's mental health · 2021Article
- Religious Women's Coping with Infertility: Do Culturally Adapted Religious Coping Strategies Contribute to Well-Being and Health?International journal of behavioral medicine · 2019Article
- Women's Reproductive Health in Sociocultural Context.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeInfertility could be highly stressful, particularly in a pronatalist culture. We aimed to develop the concept and a measure of normalization (maintaining normal life routines and feeling "normal") as a strategy that could enable women with infertility maintain their quality of life (QoL) while coping with this condition. We tested its associations with women's well-being, distress and QoL in Israel, where being childless is socially unacceptable and highly stigmatized.
methodsOne-hundred and eighty Israeli women undergoing infertility treatment at a fertility community clinic filled in questionnaires assessing normalization-related coping strategies, QoL, and psychological adjustment (distress, wellbeing). Eight months later, 55 women conceived; 55 women who had not conceived completed a second questionnaire.
resultsAt baseline, normalization was related to higher QoL and better adjustment. Structural equation modeling showed that QoL was impaired mainly among women who felt different than others, compared, and blamed themselves. Over time, normalization was overall unrelated to conception or to changes in adjustment yet was protective against decrease in well-being among women who already had a child.
conclusionsInfertility is highly stressful in a pronatalist culture like Israel. It requires treatment yet is not disabling. Patients who manage to maintain normal routines and not feel different than other people their age may experience better QoL and psychological adjustment.
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