Infertility-related stress is associated with quality of life through negative emotions among infertile outpatients.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
24 08 2024
24 08 2024
Historique:
received:
30
01
2024
accepted:
21
08
2024
medline:
26
8
2024
pubmed:
26
8
2024
entrez:
24
8
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Infertility is not a fatal disease but it really produces infertility-related stress and affects individuals' quality of life to a great extent. This study aims to investigate the relations among infertility-related stress, negative emotions and quality of life in infertile outpatients, and suppose gender difference as well as Dark Triad, which contained three dark personality traits: Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy, would moderate the relations. 105 infertile outpatients age range 20-49 completed a cross-sectional questionnaire on the Fertility Quality of Life scale, the Fertility Problem Inventory, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale a the Chinese version of Dirty Dozen. Results showed that negative emotions mediated the relations between infertility-related stress and quality of life. Dark Triad could not moderate the relations between infertility-related stress, negative emotions, and quality of life, but gender can moderate the associations between infertility-related stress and negative emotions. Specifically, the association between infertility-related stress and negative emotions was stronger in men than in women. Infertility-related stress has direct and indirect effects on infertile outpatients' quality of life. It is important to consider the important roles of emotions and gender difference between patients, and delivering targeted intervention programs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 39181935
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-70798-5
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-70798-5
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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Organisme : Education Program of National Social Science Fund of China
ID : BBA220194
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