The present study aims to evaluate main and combined effects of individual and personality characteristics (age, gender, coping strategies) and situational factors (type of diagnosis, length of infertility) on perceived levels of dyadic adjustment, quality of life, anxiety and depression in infertile couples. Questionnaire composed by socio-demographic characteristics, STAI-Y (Spielberger C.,1989), Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Spanier G.,1976), COPE-NVI (Carver et al.,1989), Edinburgh Depression Scale (Cox J. et al.,1987) and four items exploring quality of life and perceived ability to deal with infertility, were submitted to 150 infertile couples. (Female age mean 33.8, Male age mean 34.2; Female diagnosis 32%, Male diagnosis 28.7%, Combined 26% Unknown 13.3%; infertility length ≤ 2 years 11,3%, < 2 years 88.7%). Descriptive statistics and Logistic Regression Analysis were tested. Logistic Regression Analysis was used to evaluate main and combined effects of individual characteristics, coping strategies and situational factors on perceived levels of dyadic adjustment, quality of life and psychological health conditions. Data confirmed both in male and in female significant effects of age and length of infertility on perceived levels of anxiety and dyadic adjustment. Types of diagnosis influenced quality of life and psychological health conditions. Coping strategy of positive attitude is associated with increased perception to be able to deal with infertility. Avoidance coping strategy combined with low infertility’ lenght reduced anxiety and depression in men, while combined with high lenght increased perceived levels of anxiety in both members of couples. The study confirmed the influence of individual and situational characteristics on infertile couples’ health conditions, dyadic adjustment and quality of life, giving a contribution in promoting interventions to support infertile couples’psychophysical health.
EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUAL AND SITUATIONAL FACTORS ON PERCEIVED DYADIC ADJUSTMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISEASE OF INFERTILE COUPLES / Zurlo, MARIA CLELIA; Cattaneo Della Volta, Maria Francesca; Vallone, Federica. - In: MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. - ISSN 2282-1619. - Suppl. 4/2 B 1:2(2016), pp. 101-101. (Intervento presentato al convegno XVIII NATIONAL CONGRESS ITALIAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CLINICAL AND DYNAMIC tenutosi a Roma nel 16-18 settembre 2016).
EFFECTS OF INDIVIDUAL AND SITUATIONAL FACTORS ON PERCEIVED DYADIC ADJUSTMENT, QUALITY OF LIFE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISEASE OF INFERTILE COUPLES
ZURLO, MARIA CLELIA;Vallone, Federica
2016
Abstract
The present study aims to evaluate main and combined effects of individual and personality characteristics (age, gender, coping strategies) and situational factors (type of diagnosis, length of infertility) on perceived levels of dyadic adjustment, quality of life, anxiety and depression in infertile couples. Questionnaire composed by socio-demographic characteristics, STAI-Y (Spielberger C.,1989), Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Spanier G.,1976), COPE-NVI (Carver et al.,1989), Edinburgh Depression Scale (Cox J. et al.,1987) and four items exploring quality of life and perceived ability to deal with infertility, were submitted to 150 infertile couples. (Female age mean 33.8, Male age mean 34.2; Female diagnosis 32%, Male diagnosis 28.7%, Combined 26% Unknown 13.3%; infertility length ≤ 2 years 11,3%, < 2 years 88.7%). Descriptive statistics and Logistic Regression Analysis were tested. Logistic Regression Analysis was used to evaluate main and combined effects of individual characteristics, coping strategies and situational factors on perceived levels of dyadic adjustment, quality of life and psychological health conditions. Data confirmed both in male and in female significant effects of age and length of infertility on perceived levels of anxiety and dyadic adjustment. Types of diagnosis influenced quality of life and psychological health conditions. Coping strategy of positive attitude is associated with increased perception to be able to deal with infertility. Avoidance coping strategy combined with low infertility’ lenght reduced anxiety and depression in men, while combined with high lenght increased perceived levels of anxiety in both members of couples. The study confirmed the influence of individual and situational characteristics on infertile couples’ health conditions, dyadic adjustment and quality of life, giving a contribution in promoting interventions to support infertile couples’psychophysical health.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
