The effect of infertility upon quality of life and self-esteem

Coşkun, Anayit M Coşkun; Çavdar, Nebahat Koca

doi:10.15406/mojwh.2018.07.00176

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“…Similar to previous surveys in Northeast and Southeast China, we found that the self-esteem of infertile couples undergoing IVF-ET is at the middle level ( Cui C. et al, 2021 ; Wang et al, 2022 ). In contrast, infertile couples in Turkey ( Çavdar and Coşkun, 2018 ), Athens ( Ruth and Akintayo, 2021 ), and Egypt ( Zayed and El-Hadidy, 2020 ) had low self-esteem and those in western countries such as American, had a higher self-esteem than the general population ( Cizmeli et al, 2013 ). These differences could be the result of socioeconomic and cultural heterogeneity.…”

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“…Family relationships, psychosocial stress, and physical pain caused by their infertility and treatment are the risk factors that affect the self-esteem of couples undergoing IVF-ET ( Zurlo et al, 2020 ; Jing et al, 2021 ; Liu et al, 2021 ; Zhang et al, 2022 ). Many studies in the past have shown that one of the most prominent problems in the infertile population is stigma, which leads to varying degrees of reduced self-esteem ( Cizmeli et al, 2013 ; Çavdar and Coşkun, 2018 ; Ruth and Akintayo, 2021 ; Cui C. et al, 2021 ). The level of self-esteem has an impact on coping strategies.…”

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Predicting the dyadic coping through self-esteem among infertile couples undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer: An actor-partner interdependence model

Zhang,

Gu,

Jing

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundThe population of infertile couples receiving in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer in China is increasing gradually. The association of self-esteem and dyadic coping of infertile couples undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer has not been reported. This investigation aimed to examine the predictive effect of self-esteem of infertile couples undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer on coping strategies at the dyadic level.MethodsA cross-sectional study involving 283 infertile couples was conducted at the Reproductive Center of Northwest Women and Children’s Hospital in China. Participants were asked to complete two self-administered questionnaires, to assess self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale) and dyadic coping (Dyadic Coping Inventory). Paired t-test and Pearson correlation were used to analyze the difference and correlation of variables between wife and husband. The actor-partner interdependence model was used to test the predictive effect of each individual’s self-esteem on their own and their partners’ dyadic coping.ResultsInfertile couples’ self-esteem and dyadic coping are in the medium range. The self-esteem of wives and husbands can fully predict their own dyadic coping. Meanwhile, the husband’s self-esteem can predict the wife’s stress communication (β = 0.135, p = 0.025), support dyadic coping (β = 0.142, p = 0.019), and negative dyadic coping (β = 0.133, p = 0.024), and the wife’s perceived partners’ supportive dyadic coping (β = 0.147, p = 0.014) and negative dyadic coping (β = 0.144, p = 0.016). Similarly, the wife’s self-esteem can predict the husband’s supportive dyadic coping (β = 0.195, p < 0.001), and the husband’s perceived partners’ stress communication (β = 0.184, p = 0.003) and supportive dyadic coping (β = 0.180, p = 0.002).ConclusionThe actor-partner analyses revealed insight into how infertile couples undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer interact and highlighted the importance of self-esteem in dyadic coping styles. Future psychological interventions can enhance self-esteem as an effective way to improve dyadic coping of infertile couples.

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