ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Factors Associated with Depression in Infertile Couples: A Study in Thailand.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- More than a medical condition: a theoretical exploration of infertility's hidden burden.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence and risk factors of negative emotions in infertile women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Antenatal stress, marital satisfaction and antenatal depression of Chinese couples: an actor-partner interdependence model extended to mediation.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Research on the perception of pre-semen collection stress and its influencing factors in men on the day of oocyte retrieval in IVF-ET.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- Relationships between couple collaboration, well-being, and psychological health of infertile couples undergoing assisted reproductive treatment.Reproductive health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundInfertility can affect a couple's mental health and marital and social relationships. The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of depression among infertile couples and their relationships with other factors.
methodsThis study employed a cross-sectional survey. Validated tools were used to assess anxiety and depression, marital satisfaction, personality traits and sufficiency economy. The actor-partner interdependence model (APIM) was used for dyadic analysis.
resultsThe prevalence of depression in infertile couples was 6.7%. Aggression, extraversion and neuroticism were significantly correlated with depression, whereas the expectation of having children, marital satisfaction and sufficiency economy were negatively correlated with depression. The APIM model suggested that neuroticism and marital satisfaction were significant predictors of depression. Partner effect between the expectation of having children and depression was observed (
conclusionsLike other populations, depression in infertile couples seems to be associated with aggression, extraversion and neuroticism. However, there are specific variables related to infertility that impact the depression levels of these couples. For instance, the expectation of having children can affect the partners of infertile couples, while the role of the sufficiency economy is a new factor that has been examined for depression in this sample and requires further exploration.
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