Observational studyBMC psychiatry2023
Infertility-related stress and its relationship with emotional divorce among Iranian infertile people.
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- Is stress different in infertile women and men? A systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Stress management through cognitive reconstruction and positive thinking in women with recurrent failed In Vitro Fertilization: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2025Trial
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- Gender differences in infertility stress, coping and the ability to share feelings about infertility.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Explaining the reasons for the divorce of young couples in Western Iran: A qualitative Study from the Beneficiary's point of view.PloS one · 2026Article
- Primary infertility and its association with marital disruptions and having co-wives: evidence from a nationally representative survey in India.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- A mixed-methods study on negative psychological states of infertile women undergoing assisted reproductive treatment.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Determinants of infertility treatment from the point of couples referring to infertility treatment center in Southern Iran.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluation of adding autologous platelet-rich plasma to embryo transfer media on implantation outcomes: An RCT.International journal of reproductive biomedicine · 2025Article
- Dual mediating effects of marital satisfaction and family decision-making power on the relationship between self-disclosure and depressive symptoms in IVF-ET/ICSI-ET patients: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice status of ovarian reserve function among women of childbearing age: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Investigating the relationship between internet addiction, domestic violence, and emotional divorce among married women in Tehran.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Impact of primary care posttraumatic stress disorder (PC-PTSD) on fertility problem of Iranian women with infertility during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- The Association of Anxiety and Perceived Stress withJournal of human reproductive sciencesArticle
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Abstract
backgroundInfertility affects different aspects of couples' lives, so it may cause problems in couples' emotional relationships by increasing marital conflicts. This study aimed to determine Infertility-related stress and its relationship with emotional divorce among Iranian infertile people.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional observational study on 200 infertile people. The research environment was one of the well-equipped infertility centers in Tehran, Iran. Continuous sampling was employed. The data collection tools included a general information form, the Fertility Problem Inventory (FPI), and the Emotional Divorce Scale (EDS).
resultsThe findings revealed a significant direct relationship between infertility-related stress and all its subscales with emotional divorce in both infertile women and men. In infertile women, the most concern was the need for parenthood, while the lowest concerns were the relationship and sexual concerns. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that social and relationship concerns predicted 44% of emotional divorce, with social concern being the more influential factor. In infertile men, the need for parenthood was the most significant concern, while relationship and social concerns were less prominent. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that relationship concern predicted 50% of emotional divorce in infertile men. In both infertile men and women, social and relationship concerns explained 45% of the variance in emotional divorce. Among these two variables, relationship concern had a more impact in predicting emotional divorce. Also, there was no statistically significant difference between women and men regarding infertility-related stress and its subscales, except for sexual concern.
conclusionThe study highlights the importance of the need for parenthood as a main concern among infertile individuals. Increased infertility-related stress and its subscales contribute to higher levels of emotional divorce among this population. Additionally, relationship concern was the lowest concern in infertile people. But it significantly predicts emotional divorce among infertile individuals.
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