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Abstract
Summary
Infertility is a major health problem and unique
medical challenge that can have health behavioral
consequence on infertile women including lack of selfesteem, depression, anxiety. The infertile women
experience difficult in coping with emotional liability
during diagnosis and treatment and a sense of fear and
failure There is a negative psychological consequence such
as sense of loss, feeling of isolation and lowered selfconcept and stress This stress could affect the relationship
between man and woman and cause marital conflicts,
sexual dissatisfaction (Faramarzi et al., 2014).
Coping plays as a mediator between the stressor or
adversity and the health consequences for an individual; the
resultant effects coping have on the physical or
psychological outcomes of an individual; the complex and
intricate relationship between coping and multiple
psychosocial protective factors, such as social support,
resilience, positive affect, and subjective well-being; and
the clinical implications of enhancing individuals’ adaptive
coping behaviors in promoting well-being (Rubio, 2013).
Social support can enhance resilience in infertile
women. Resilience is an ability to adapt positively in the
face of trauma and is associated with mental health by
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influencing on self-esteem spirituality, stress tolerance and
feeling of adequacy. Resilience in infertile couples is a
protecting factor against psychological distress and
improves their quality of life (Silbe et al., 2010).
Aim of the Study:
The aim of this study was to assess self -concept and
coping pattern among infertile women.
Research question:
This study is based on answering the following questions:
- What are the level of self concept and coping pattern
among infertile women?
- Is there relation between socio-demographic
characteristics of the studied sample and self- concept
/ coping pattern?
Research settings:
This study was conducted in the Obstetrics and
Gynecology department at Beni-Suef university hospital
and Beni-Suef general hospital.
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Subjects of the study:
A convenient sample was selected. The whole
sample was formed of 100 females with both primary and
secondary infertility recruited over a period of 6 months.
Tools of data collection:
Data were collected using the following tools:
1- Interviewing Questionnaire:
Designed by Fitts, 1972 and was adapted by
investigator. It’s include socio-demographic data (Age,
occupation, education… etc, obstetric data such as data on
menstrual cycle, data on infertility and data on family
history.
2- Tennessee Self Concept Scale (TSCS)
This tool was designed by Fitts, 1972 and was
adapted by investigator. It covered the following items;
family self, psychological self, sexual self, social self and
coping self.
3- Ways of coping (WQS)
This tool was designed by Folkman, Lazarus,
Dunkel-Schetter, DeLongis, and Gruen, 1986 and was
adapted by the investigator after reviewing the related
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article the scale composed of 33 questions to assess coping
pattern among infertile women.
Pilot study:
The pilot study was conducted on ten women from
the hospital. They represent 10% of total sample. Those
women were excluded from the actual study sample.
The main findings of this study revealed that:
An analysis of socio-demographic characteristics
showed that 42% of the studied sample were ≤ 28
years, while 58% were older than that age.
Regarding employment status almost half of the
subjects (48%) were employed, while 52% house
wife. 58% of the subjects were living in urban areas
while 42% were living in rural areas. Besides, more
than one third of the studied subjects (39%) were
highly educated, 35 % with elementary education
and 26% were illiterate. Concerning types of
infertility, the table showed that more than half
(53%) of the subjects had secondary infertility,
while 47% had primary infertility. Besides, more
than half (58%) of the participants were infertile for
more than 3 years, while 42% of the participants
were infertile for less or equal to 3 years.
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An analysis of self concept questionnaire showed
that 36% of the study sample were defined as
satisfactory by the self concept questionnaire while
64% of the study sample had unsatisfactory of self
concept
An analysis of ways of coping questionnaire showed
that half of the subjects (50%) had satisfactory
coping pattern, while the other half of the subjects
(50%) un satisfactory coping pattern.
Regarding the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics of the studied sample
and self concept / coping pattern, the current study
illustrated that, significant positive relationship
between socio-demographic characteristics of the
studied sample and self concept / coping pattern
among infertile women.
Regarding the correlation between self - concept
and coping pattern, the current study illustrated that,
significant positive correlation between self concept
and coping pattern among infertile women.
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Conclusion:
Based on the result of the current study; it can be concluded
that:
Women with infertility suffer from impairments of
self-concept and coping pattern.
Adding to that the current study found relationship
between Socio-demographic characteristics of the
infertile women and self concept / coping pattern
among those women.
In the light of these findings it was recommended that:
Psychological counseling should be provided by
psychiatric professionals for infertile women and
their family members to facilitate dealing with stress,
improve their mental health, increase their chance of
conceiving, and improve marital satisfaction.
Initiate group therapies and support groups for
infertile women to improve self concept and coping
pattern ability in these women.
Further researches about the social stigmatization,
mental, psychological health problems among
infertile women and effect of the social and family
support on infertility problem