OBJECTIVE To examine the psychosocial factors that influence Australian women's intentions to freeze their eggs. DESIGN Initially, a qualitative elicitation study followed by a larger-scale quantitative study. SETTING Both studies were conducted online. PATIENTS A total of 234 Australian women 25-43 years of age, who identifed as heterosexual, had no children, were open to the idea of having children, were currently not pregnant, and did not have a diagnosis of medical infertility. INTERVENTION None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Intentions and willingness of women to freeze their eggs. RESULT(S) Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that after accounting for demographic variables, there was strong support for the psychosocial predictors of attitude, pressure from others, and control perceptions as predictors of women's intentions to freeze their eggs. Of the additional variables, cognitive bias (influence of the media) was significant, and the final model accounted for 52.7% of variance in women's intentions to freeze their eggs. CONCLUSION(S) This study was the first to predict women's intentions to freeze their eggs using a well-established decision-making model, the theory of planned behavior. Messages designed to develop a positive attitude toward egg freezing, and to encourage an increased perception of personal control of the egg freezing process, as well as approval from others, could support women to investigate egg freezing, in consultation with appropriate medical advice, as an option when faced with possible future infertility. Effective strategies broaden fertility options for women faced with age-related fertility decline, maximize women's chances of a successful pregnancy, and, critically, prevent the often substantial psychological distress associated with involuntary childlessness.

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女性冷冻卵子意愿和意愿的社会心理决定因素

目的 调查影响澳大利亚女性冷冻卵子意愿的社会心理因素。设计 最初是定性诱导研究，然后是更大规模的定量研究。设置 这两项研究都是在线进行的。患者 共有 234 名 25-43 岁的澳大利亚女性，她们被认定为异性恋，没有孩子，愿意生孩子，目前没有怀孕，也没有被诊断为医学不孕症。干预 无。主要结局指标 女性冷冻卵子的意图和意愿。结果（S）分层多元回归分析表明，在考虑人口统计学变量后，强烈支持态度、来自他人的压力和控制感的心理社会预测因素作为女性 s 打算冷冻他们的卵子。在其他变量中，认知偏差（媒体的影响）是显着的，最终模型占女性冷冻卵子意图方差的 52.7%。结论（S） 本研究首次使用成熟的决策模型（计划行为理论）预测女性冷冻卵子的意图。旨在培养对卵子冷冻的积极态度，并鼓励对卵子冷冻过程的个人控制以及其他人的认可的更多认识的信息可以支持妇女在咨询适当的医疗建议的情况下调查卵子冷冻面临未来可能的不孕症时的选择。有效的策略为面临与年龄相关的生育能力下降的妇女扩大生育选择，