Increased anxiety and depression in Greek infertile women results from feelings of marital stress and poor marital communication

dc.contributor.author	Γουρουντή, Κλεάνθη	el
dc.contributor.author	Λυκερίδου, Κατερίνα	el
dc.contributor.author	Βασλαματζής, Γρηγόριος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2014-07-15T19:45:52Z
dc.date.available	2014-07-15T19:45:52Z
dc.date.issued	2014-07-15
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/1330
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	www.hsj.gr	en
dc.subject	Infertility
dc.subject	Depression in women
dc.subject	Depression in men
dc.subject	Στειρότητα
dc.subject	Άγχος
dc.subject	Κατάθλιψη
dc.subject	Επικοινωνία
dc.subject	Γαμήλιο άγχος
dc.subject	Κοινωνική υποστήριξη
dc.subject	Anxiety
dc.subject	Marital stress
dc.subject	Communication
dc.subject	Social support
dc.title	Increased anxiety and depression in Greek infertile women results from feelings of marital stress and poor marital communication	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Clinical health psychology
heal.classification	Ψυχική υγεία
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ψυχική υγεία
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006125
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97005658
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002046
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας.Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Νοσηλευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2012-03
heal.bibliographicCitation	Gourounti, K., Lykeridou, K., Vaslamatzis, G.. (2012). Increased anxiety and depression in Greek infertile women results from feelings of marital stress and poor marital communication. "Health Science Journal". 6 (1), 69-81.	en
heal.abstract	Background: A range of psychosocial variables may influence infertile women’s stress during infertility treatment. Variables such as satisfaction with marital relationship, satisfaction with spousal communication and satisfaction with communication with other people may be considered determinants of emotional well being. Purpose: The purposes of the present study were to examine a) the association between marital satisfaction and distress, b) the association between communication with partner and distress, and finally c) the association between communication with other people and distress. Materials and Methods: The study involved 404 women undergoing infertility treatment in a public clinic of Athens. State and trait anxiety (STAI), depression (CES-D), marital stress, marital benefit, communication with partner and communication with other people (COMPI) were measured. Statistical analysis (t-test, chi-square, One-way ANOVA) was performed by SPSS version 17.0 Results: High marital stress and poor communication with partner were positively and significantly associated with state anxiety (r= 0.291, p<0.001, t= - 3.477, p<0.001, respectively), trait anxiety (r= 0.359, p<0.005, t= - 5.867, p<0.001, respectively) and depression (r= 0.366, p<0.001, t= - 5.124, p<0.001, respectively). High marital benefit was negatively and statistically associated with state anxiety, trait anxiety and depression (r= - 0.138, p<0.001, r= - 0.201, p<0.001, r= - 0.126, p<0.001, respectively). Communication with partner was positively and statistically associated with marital benefit (t= 2.606, p=0.010) and negatively with marital stress (t=-4.541, p<0.001). Communication with other people regarding infertility was not statistically associated with anxiety, with depression, with marital stress, or with marital benefit. Conclusion. Although, the role of social support as a buffer in the context of stressors other than infertility is well documented, infertile women undergoing fertility treatment may feel difficult in discussing infertility issues with others. The quality of the relationship and communication with the partner seems to impact on the emotional status of subfertile women. The partner is potentially a crucial source of support for men and women who are reluctant to discuss their fertility difficulties with others.	en
heal.publisher	Μαρβάκη, Χριστίνα	el
heal.journalName	Health Science Journal	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true
heal.dateCreated	2012-01