Abstract

Purpose of the study

to examine whether women’s and men’s infertility-related stress, and specifically its sexual concerns aspect, is related to their and their partner’s sexual satisfaction.

Materials and methods

In a cross-sectional study, 94 couples experiencing infertility filled out the New Sexual Satisfaction Scale and Fertility Problem Inventory, which measures infertility-related stress with dimensions of social, sexual and relationship concerns, rejection of childfree lifestyle, and need for parenthood. Dyadic analyses were performed following the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM).

Results

The dyadic analysis revealed that women’s and men’s greater infertility-related stress contributed to their lower levels of sexual satisfaction (actor effect). Moreover, women’s and men’s greater sexual concerns (as the aspect of infertility-related stress) contributed to their own and their partner’s lower levels of sexual satisfaction (actor and partner effect).

Conclusions

The findings suggest that both individual and relational processes are important in the association between the specific dimension of infertility-related stress and sexual satisfaction. These findings could guide the psychosocial support for couples experiencing infertility.

中文翻译：

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与不孕症相关的压力和性满意度：二元法

摘要

这项研究的目的

检查女性和男性与不孕症相关的压力，特别是其性问题方面，是否与他们和他们的伴侣的性满意度有关。

材料和方法

在一项横断面研究中，94 对不孕不育的夫妇填写了新的性满意度量表和生育问题量表，该量表从社会、性和关系问题、拒绝无子女生活方式和为人父母的需要等维度衡量与不孕症相关的压力。按照演员-合作伙伴相互依赖模型 (APIM) 进行二元分析。

结果

二元分析显示，女性和男性的不孕相关压力越大，导致他们的性满足水平越低（演员效应）。此外，女性和男性更大的性问题（作为与不孕相关的压力方面）导致他们自己和他们的伴侣的性满意度较低（演员和伴侣效应）。

结论

研究结果表明，个人和关系过程在不育相关压力的特定维度与性满意度之间的关联中都很重要。这些发现可以指导对不孕夫妇的社会心理支持。