Coping Processes of Couples Experiencing Infertility

Peterson, Brennan; Newton, Christopher; Rosen, Karen H.; Schulman, Robert S.

doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2006.00372.x

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“…This was an unexpected finding, as coping strategies which are related to reduced infertility stress are assumed to be predictive of increased relationship satisfaction. This finding, however, is consistent with the idea that coping strategies might be beneficial to an individual but may have a negative impact on the couple relationship (Peterson et al, 2006). In a related vein, it has been suggested that both male and female avoidance of problem discussion reflects a typical and stable marital type but may lead to long-term relationship dissatisfaction (Gottman, 1993).…”

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confidence: 73%

“…Research has examined how men and women cope using cognitive appraisal (Stanton, 1991;Stanton et al, 1991;Benyamini et al, 2004), and how they cope when treatments fail (Hynes et al, 1992;Litt et al, 1992;Terry and Hynes, 1998;Daniluk, 2001). There have also been studies examining the relationship between coping and marital adjustment (Slade et al, 1992;Peterson et al, 2003Peterson et al, , 2006Schmidt et al, 2005) and gender differences in coping with infertility (Jordan and Revenson, 1999).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Gender differences in how men and women who are referred for IVF cope with infertility stress

2006

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BACKGROUND: Men and women use a variety of coping strategies to manage stress associated with infertility. Although previous research has helped us understand these coping processes, questions remain about gender differences in coping and the nature of the relationship between coping and specific types of infertility stress. METHODS: This study examined the coping behaviours of 1026 (520 women, 506 men) consecutively referred patients at a University-affiliated teaching hospital. Participants completed the Ways of Coping Questionnaire, Fertility Problem Inventory and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. RESULTS: Women used proportionately greater amounts of confrontative coping, accepting responsibility, seeking social support and escape/avoidance when compared with men, whereas men used proportionately greater amounts of distancing, self-controlling and planful problem-solving. For men and women, infertility stress was positively related to escape/avoidance and accepting responsibility and negatively related to seeking social support, planful problem-solving and distancing. CONCLUSIONS: By analysing relative coping scores, this study identified key gender differences in how men and women cope with infertility. This was particularly true for men's coping processes that had previously remained hidden because of less frequent use of coping strategies when compared with women.

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Gender differences in how men and women who are referred for IVF cope with infertility stress

2006

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“…However, coping strategies which are beneficial to one individual may be problematic for his or her partner. Couples with men using high amounts of distancing, while their partner used low amounts of distancing, reported higher levels of distress [32].…”

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Missing Motherhood: Jordanian Women's Experiences with Infertility

Obeidat

Hamlan

Callister

2014

Advances in Psychiatry

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Aim, Background, and Introduction. Bearing and rearing children are an important part of life in nearly all cultures and are a central role for Jordanian Muslim women. Infertility can create anxiety, stress, and depression for couples who are infertile. Women frequently bear the emotional stigma of a couple's infertility. There is a paucity of literature focusing on Jordanian Muslim women experiencing infertility and failed assistive reproductive technology. Therefore, this study explored these women's lived experience. Methods. Qualitative data were collected through interviews with 30 Jordanian Muslim women who experienced failed assistive reproductive technology for infertility. Perceptions of experiences with failed treatment of infertility were documented and analyzed. Results. Major themes were identified: missing out on motherhood and living with infertility, experiencing marital stressors, feeling social pressure, experiencing depression and disappointment, having treatment associated difficulties, appreciating support from family and friends, using coping strategies, and fear of an unknown future. Discussion, Conclusion, and Implications for Clinical Practice. Being infertile significantly influences the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual health of Jordanian Muslim women as well as their quality of life. Perceived social support and personal coping strategies were used by study participants to mediate failed attempts to conceive. Designing and implementing culturally appropriate interventions for Muslim women globally who are experiencing infertility are essential.

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“…For example, resilience may be displayed by remaining close as a couple despite failure to conceive a child, or becoming accustomed to the idea that one will never have children. Indeed, some have suggested that it may be the couples with higher marital quality that seek infertility treatment in the first place (Peterson et al 2006a). Resilience to infertility also may be considered as an outcome of the interconnections between the external factors, individual influences, and collective interactions and perceptions, which will be discussed.…”

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The Infertility Resilience Model: Assessing Individual, Couple, and External Predictive Factors

2008

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Resilience in couples experiencing infertility is critical to decrease the impact of infertility-related stress and sustain positive interactions and collective perceptions in couples. The Infertility Resilience Model (IRM) presented in this article provides a framework within which various individual, couple, and external factors that influence resilience can be understood. Although numerous approaches have been applied to infertility, few of them have examined resilience and the interconnections between individual, couple, and external influences. The concepts and connections within the model can be used by clinicians for assessment and interventions when working with couples facing infertility.

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Coping Processes of Couples Experiencing Infertility

Cited by 89 publications

References 42 publications

Gender differences in how men and women who are referred for IVF cope with infertility stress

Gender differences in how men and women who are referred for IVF cope with infertility stress

Missing Motherhood: Jordanian Women's Experiences with Infertility

The Infertility Resilience Model: Assessing Individual, Couple, and External Predictive Factors

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