ArticleFrontiers in public health2023
The value of motherhood and psychological distress among infertile women: The mediating role of coping strategies.
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- Chain mediation of rumination and negative coping styles in the relationship between fertility stress and psychological distress among Chinese infertile women: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- A Study of Potential Classes and Trajectories of Psychological Distress in Infertility Patients: A Study Protocol.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Reproductive concerns in young women with cervical cancer: latent profiles and key influencing factors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- The adaptation of the infertility distress scale into Chinese: cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The Role of Positive and Negative Metacognitions About Sex in the Relationship Between Psychological Distress and Problematic Consumption of Pornography. A Mediation Model.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- Associations between physical activity and prenatal depression and anxiety symptoms: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: The present study investigated psychological distress and coping strategies among infertile women during the COVID-19 pandemic using a multi-dimensional model of infertility-related stress. We explored the associations between individual (i.e., age) and situational characteristics related to infertility (i.e., duration of infertility, cause of infertility, number of lost pregnancies, and assisted reproductive techniques [ART] status), and perceived-infertility-related factors (i.e., the perceived importance of motherhood). Methods: Our total sample consisted of 193 women aged 20 to 46 (M= 33.23, SD = 4.58), out of which 102 were undergoing ART procedures ( Results: Correlation analyses suggested that the importance of motherhood was positively associated with psychological distress and negative coping strategies. Mediation analysis results indicated that both in the overall sample and in the sample of women undergoing ART procedures, the negative self-perception fully mediated the link between the importance of motherhood on psychological distress. In the non-ART sample, we found a significant mediation effect of denial on the link between the importance of motherhood and psychological distress. Discussion: We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of the present findings, focusing on the mental health-related consequences of the social stigma of infertility heightened by the pressure of parenthood.
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