ArticleInternational journal of behavioral medicine2019
Religious Women's Coping with Infertility: Do Culturally Adapted Religious Coping Strategies Contribute to Well-Being and Health?
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- Coping strategies and influencing factors among infertile patients: a qualitative meta-synthesis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- "Unveiling the 'Empty Pool/Pull'": Gambling Disorder's Impact on the Sense of Belonging to the Jewish Ultra-Orthodox Community.Journal of community psychology · 2025Article
- Irrational parenthood cognition and infertility stigma among infertile women: A cross-sectional study in Changsha, China.Heliyon · 2024Article
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- Persevering in Fertility Treatments Despite Failures: Unrealistic Optimism and the Reality of a Pronatalist Culture.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Article
- The use of religious and personal resources in coping with stress during COVID-19 for Palestinians.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2022Article
- Personal and Social Resources in Coping with Coronavirus Crisis Among Israeli-Palestinian Adults: Explanatory Study.International journal of mental health and addiction · 2022Article
- Coping with Stress Among Israeli-Palestinian High School Students: The Role of Self-Control, Religiosity, and Attachment Pattern.Journal of religion and health · 2021Article
- A qualitative inquiry of access to and quality of primary healthcare in seven communities in East and West Africa (SevenCEWA): perspectives of stakeholders, healthcare providers and users.BMC family practice · 2021Article
- What About Fertility Staff Emotions? An Explorative Analysis of Healthcare Professionals' Subjective Perspective.Europe's journal of psychology · 2020Article
- Fertility intentions and the way they change following birth- a prospective longitudinal study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundInfertility is a source of stress, particularly in pronatalist societies in which a lifestyle without children is viewed as an unacceptable option. The present study examined the relationship between the use of culturally adapted religious coping strategies and emotional adjustment among women coping with fertility problems.
methodsThis is a cross-sectional correlational study. One hundred and eighty-six religious Israeli women undergoing fertility treatment filled out questionnaires assessing their use of culturally adapted religious coping strategies and emotional adjustment (distress/well-being).
resultsA path analysis showed that the culturally adapted religious coping strategies of seeking the support of Rabbis and seeking the support of God had a strong correlation with reduced psychological distress, but not with enhanced psychological well-being. Seeking approval and recognition from the community was correlated with reduced distress and enhanced well-being. However, seeking ties and belonging to the community was correlated with increased psychological distress and reduced psychological well-being. Finally, women without children experienced greater psychological distress than women with children and sought more support of Rabbis and fewer ties with the community.
conclusionsIn a pronatalist culture that sanctifies childbirth, infertility is a source of significant distress. Professionals' awareness of the culturally adapted religious coping strategies utilized by their clients may help them conduct culturally sensitive intervention, which may greatly help to enhance emotional adjustment. Future research is recommended to develop instruments that measure culturally adapted strategies and their influence on emotional adjustment over time, in different states of health while comparing different cultures.
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