Comparison of resilience, positive/negative affect, and psychological vulnerability between Iranian infertile and fertile men.
Year: 2013
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To compare resilience, positive/negative effect, and psychological vulnerability between fertile and infertile men. METHODS: The research sample consisted of 40 fertile and 40 infertile men who were selected among men who presented to an infertility clinic. To collect data, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Positive/Negative Affect Schedule, and Brief Symptoms Inventory were used. RESULTS: The MANOVA results showed that infertile men had higher mean (SD) score for negative affect (46.15±8.31 vs. 23.10±8.50) and psychological vulnerability (37.90±12.39 vs. 23.30±6.40) than fertile men (P= 0.001); while infertile men had lower resilience (59.35±14.25 vs. 82.17±13.03) and positive affect (43.01±10.46 vs. 61.85±8.14) than fertile men (P= 0.001).The results of multiple regressions showed that resilience and negative affect had the highest significant contribution in prediction of psychological vulnerability in the infertile. CONCLUSION: Resilience and negative effects are the best predicators for mental vulnerability of infertile men. These factors may be addressed in future studies in infertile men. DECLARATION OF INTEREST: None.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Institution: University of Mohaghegh Ardabili
Language: English
Subfield: Reproductive Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2095956739