| Literature DB >> 25139894 |
Kamel Gana1, Sylwia Jakubowska2.
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive effects of infertility-related stress on psychological distress and marital satisfaction. Structural equation modeling was used to estimate a nonrecursive model hypothesizing the impact of infertility-related stress on both emotional distress and marital dissatisfaction, which were supposed to have a reciprocal influence on each other. The model was estimated using data from a sample of 150 infertile patients (78 males and 72 females). Findings confirmed the predictive effects of infertility-related stress on both emotional and marital distress. However, infertility-related stress was found to have more impact on emotional distress than on marital satisfaction.Entities:
Keywords: distress; infertility; infertility-related stress; marital satisfaction; stress
Mesh:
Year: 2014 PMID: 25139894 DOI: 10.1177/1359105314544990
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Health Psychol ISSN: 1359-1053