A Dyadic Study of Attachment, Coping, and Quality of Life in Couples Seeking Fertility Treatment

This study examined attachment insecurities, infertility-specific coping strategies, and quality of life (QoL) in 87 couples seeking fertility treatment. Partners completed self-report measures. Path analyses showed that women's and men's attachment anxiety were associated with their own l...

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Published in:Journal of sex & marital therapy 2024, Vol.50 (5), p.659-674
Main Authors: Péloquin, Katherine, Arpin, Virginie, Jacmin-Park, Silke, Beaulieu, Noémie, Brassard, Audrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Female
Humans
Infertility - psychology
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Object Attachment
Quality of Life - psychology
Sexual Partners - psychology
Spouses - psychology
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Summary:This study examined attachment insecurities, infertility-specific coping strategies, and quality of life (QoL) in 87 couples seeking fertility treatment. Partners completed self-report measures. Path analyses showed that women's and men's attachment anxiety were associated with their own lower QoL, whereas attachment avoidance was associated with their own and their partner's lower QoL. Adaptive coping in men and women were associated with women's higher QoL. Non-adaptive coping was associated with men and women's lower QoL. Coping strategies explained the associations between attachment and QoL. This highlights the importance of individual and dyadic factors for understanding QoL in couples seeking fertility treatment.
ISSN:0092-623X
1521-0715
1521-0715
DOI:10.1080/0092623X.2024.2347422