Associations of psychosocial factors with the stress of infertility treatment.

From: Health and Social Work | Date: August 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

This study investigated psychosocial Factors thought to be associated with perceived stress over the course of infertility treatment. The research was based on secondary analysis of data from the Study of Marriage, Family, and Life Quality with a sample of 128 people who completed an infertility-related stress instrument at all three measurement intervals (1988, 1999, and 1990). Self-esteem and perceived health were associated with stress at the study baseline, importance of a biological family and extent of spousal support associated with stress at the 12-month follow-up, and factors ...

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