The Role of Psychological Distress and Resilience in Quality of Life in Infertility in Infertile Women

پژوهش های روان شناسی بالینی و مشاوره

Article 5, Volume 11, Issue 1 - Serial Number 21, December 2021, Pages 81-100   

Document Type: پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/tpccp.2021.67305.0

Authors

Shirin Moradi^{* 1}; Saleh Mohammadpour²; Qasim Ahi³

¹Master of Clinical Psychology،Birjand unit، Islamic Azad University، Birjand ،Iran

²M.Sc. in General Psychology، Research Sciences Branch ، Islamic Azad University، Tehran، Iran

³Assistant Professor of Psychology ، Birjand unit ، Islamic Azad University، Birjand ، Iran

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of psychological distress and resilience in the quality of life in infertility in infertile women.
Method: The present study was a correlational study. The statistical population of this study consisted of all infertile women who were referred to four infertility treatment clinics during three months of 2019-20. Of this population, 346 women who were willing to participate were selected througth convenient sampling method. They were then asked to complete the measures including Resilience Questionnaire (Connor & Davidson, 2003), DASS-21 (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) and Quality of Life in Infertility Questionnaire  (Boivin et al., 2011). SPSS software and multiple regression analysis were used to analyze the data.
Findings: The findings of this study showed that there is a significant relationship between psychological distress and resilience with quality of life in infertility. These findings indicate that psychological distress (i.e., depression, anxiety and stress) and resilience play a significant role in predicting the quality of life in infertility.

Keywords

Quality of life in Infertility; Resilience; Psychological distress

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