Dyadic coping profiles and emotional distress in Chinese infertile couples.

Junrui Chen, Sushan Qian, Yujiao Li, Yuting Wu, Jing Zhang, Yanhui Zhou

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Junrui Chen *School of Nursing, University of South China, Hengyang City, 421001, Hunan Province, China.ORCID 0009-0004-3697-6600

Sushan Qian *The First Affiliated Hospital, Nursing Department, Nursing School, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, NO.69 Chuanshan Road, Shigu District, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan Province, China.ORCID 0009-0005-2475-6405

Yujiao Li *School of Nursing, University of South China, Hengyang City, 421001, Hunan Province, China.ORCID 0009-0009-0811-0072

Yuting WuSchool of Nursing, University of South China, Hengyang City, 421001, Hunan Province, China.ORCID 0009-0000-3246-5724

Jing ZhangThe First Affiliated Hospital, Reproductive Medicine Department, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, NO.69 Chuanshan Road, Shigu District, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan Province, China.ORCID 0009-0004-1963-6559

Yanhui ZhouThe First Affiliated Hospital, Nursing Department, Nursing School, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, NO.69 Chuanshan Road, Shigu District, Hengyang, 421001, Hunan Province, China. yanhuizhou129@163.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1092-8892

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The Doctoral Start-up Fund of the First Affiliated Hospital of South China University No. 20190003-1030The General Funding Project of the Hunan Provincial Social Science Achievement Evaluation Committee No. XSP2023JYZ030

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Abstract

Infertility is a shared stressor that affects both partners, yet heterogeneity in dyadic coping patterns and their associations with emotional distress remain insufficiently understood. This cross-sectional study enrolled 251 infertile couples from reproductive clinics in Hengyang, China. Participants completed the Dyadic Coping Inventory, Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. Latent profile analysis identified four dyadic coping profiles: Low Interaction and Mutual Disengagement (31.6%), Wife-Active and Husband-Supported (6.7%), Husband-Active and Wife-Passive (38.4%), and High Interaction and Mutual Engagement (23.3%). Mediation analyses showed that more adaptive illness perceptions were associated with lower anxiety and depression. Indirect associations via illness perception were observed for wives across adaptive profiles and for husbands in specific profiles, with cross-partner effects present only for anxiety. The findings indicate that dyadic coping among infertile couples is heterogeneous and differentially associated with emotional adjustment in wives and husbands. Longitudinal studies are needed to confirm these associations.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalInfertilityPsychological DistressAdultAnxietyChinaCoping SkillsCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleSpousesStress, PsychologicalAnxietyDepressionDyadic copingIllness perceptionInfertile couplesLatent profile analysis

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PMID42437814

DOI10.1038/s41598-026-62111-3

PMCPMC13507063

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