Investigating the role of defense mechanisms on marital adjustment in infertile couples based on the cause of infertility: A cross-sectional study
Abstract Background: Infertility affects individual's and couples' adjustment. The defense mechanism and marital adjustment are mental processes that play a key role in infertile couples' life. Objective: This study aims to investigate the role of defense mechanisms on marital adjustm...
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| author | Behnaz Navid Farideh Malekzadeh Maryam Mohammadi Reza Omani-Samani |
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| description | Abstract Background: Infertility affects individual's and couples' adjustment. The defense mechanism and marital adjustment are mental processes that play a key role in infertile couples' life. Objective: This study aims to investigate the role of defense mechanisms on marital adjustment in infertile couples based on the cause of infertility. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 infertile couples at Royan Institute (A referral center for infertility, Tehran, Iran). Infertile couples were divided into 4 groups based on the cause of infertility (female, male, both, and unknown). Demographic questionnaire, revised dyadic adjustment scale, and defense styles questionnaire were used for data collection. Results: Results showed that the mean score of marital adjustment of men based on the cause of infertility (female, male, and both) was significantly higher in comparison with their wives (p = 0.04, p ≤ 0.001, p ≤ 0.001, respectively). However, no difference was observed between the mean score of women, men, and couples (women and husbands) in defense mechanisms. But marital adjustment has a significant positive correlation with mature defense mechanisms and a negative correlation with immature ones (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The mean score of marital adjustment is higher in men than in their wives in all groups. So, counseling infertile couples in the field of marital adjustment and training in the use of mature defense mechanisms is recommended especially in women. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a623616f2ce34cb19b495cbd3bbe478b2023-04-05T04:56:14ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine2476-41082476-37722023-02-0121211112210.18502/ijrm.v21i2.12802ijrm.v21i2.12802Investigating the role of defense mechanisms on marital adjustment in infertile couples based on the cause of infertility: A cross-sectional studyBehnaz Navid0Farideh Malekzadeh1Maryam Mohammadi2Reza Omani-Samani3 Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. Department of Endocrinology and Female Infertility, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. Reproductive Epidemiology Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. Department of Medical Ethics and Law, Reproductive Biomedicine Research Center, Royan Institute for Reproductive Biomedicine, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.Abstract Background: Infertility affects individual's and couples' adjustment. The defense mechanism and marital adjustment are mental processes that play a key role in infertile couples' life. Objective: This study aims to investigate the role of defense mechanisms on marital adjustment in infertile couples based on the cause of infertility. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 400 infertile couples at Royan Institute (A referral center for infertility, Tehran, Iran). Infertile couples were divided into 4 groups based on the cause of infertility (female, male, both, and unknown). Demographic questionnaire, revised dyadic adjustment scale, and defense styles questionnaire were used for data collection. Results: Results showed that the mean score of marital adjustment of men based on the cause of infertility (female, male, and both) was significantly higher in comparison with their wives (p = 0.04, p ≤ 0.001, p ≤ 0.001, respectively). However, no difference was observed between the mean score of women, men, and couples (women and husbands) in defense mechanisms. But marital adjustment has a significant positive correlation with mature defense mechanisms and a negative correlation with immature ones (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The mean score of marital adjustment is higher in men than in their wives in all groups. So, counseling infertile couples in the field of marital adjustment and training in the use of mature defense mechanisms is recommended especially in women.https://doi.org/10.18502/ijrm.v21i2.12802defense mechanism, marital relationship, infertility. |
| spellingShingle | Behnaz Navid Farideh Malekzadeh Maryam Mohammadi Reza Omani-Samani Investigating the role of defense mechanisms on marital adjustment in infertile couples based on the cause of infertility: A cross-sectional study International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine defense mechanism, marital relationship, infertility. |
| title | Investigating the role of defense mechanisms on marital adjustment in infertile couples based on the cause of infertility: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Investigating the role of defense mechanisms on marital adjustment in infertile couples based on the cause of infertility: A cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the role of defense mechanisms on marital adjustment in infertile couples based on the cause of infertility: A cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the role of defense mechanisms on marital adjustment in infertile couples based on the cause of infertility: A cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Investigating the role of defense mechanisms on marital adjustment in infertile couples based on the cause of infertility: A cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | investigating the role of defense mechanisms on marital adjustment in infertile couples based on the cause of infertility a cross sectional study |
| topic | defense mechanism, marital relationship, infertility. |
| url | https://doi.org/10.18502/ijrm.v21i2.12802 |
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