The strongest predictors of psychological distress were
general psychological characteristics: passive and active coping, self - criticism and dependency and intrusiveness.
Furthermore, the findings indicate that more
general psychological characteristics (dependency, self - criticism, active and passive coping, social support, intrusiveness and attachment anxiety) are more important in predicting psychological distress than the infertility - specific characteristics (the need for parenthood).
This exploratory study aimed to describe, explore and test a self - constructed conceptual framework designed to understand the relative impact of infertility - specific and
general psychological characteristics, in predicting psychological distress.
Eight significant predictors for psychological distress were retained with hierarchical multivariate linear regression analysis after controlling for gender: seven predictors (Passive Coping, Active Coping and Social Support — UCL), Self - criticism and Dependency (DEQ), Intrusiveness (IES) and Attachment Anxiety (ECR - R) were
general psychological characteristics whereas only one infertility - specific characteristics (Need for Parenthood; FPI) had predictive value.
The variables were divided into five
general psychological characteristics (personality characteristics, attachment, coping, intrusiveness and general psychological distress) and two infertility - specific characteristics (motivation for child wish and infertility - specific concerns).
The distress that couples experience in IVF treatment is well - documented though research exploring factors that might contribute to the distress is scarce and the role of infertility - specific versus more
general psychological characteristics in predicting psychological distress remains unexplored.
Not exact matches
However, it is necessary to apply the
general principles to the specific problem of counseling with alcoholics, and to do so with particular reference to some of the
psychological characteristics which are typical of many alcoholics.
I trust that the present work will convince the reader that religion has plenty of material content which is
characteristic, and which is more important by far than any
general psychological form.
With humor and compassion, the authors describe the
general characteristics of these complex toddlers: their physical growth trends, their emotional and
psychological maturation.
Percentages of adults with screen - positive depression (Patient Health Questionnaire - 2 score of ≥ 3) and adjusted odds ratios (AORs) of the effects of sociodemographic
characteristics on odds of screen - positive depression; percentages with treatment for screen - positive depression and AORs; percentages with any treatment of depression and AORs stratified by presence of serious
psychological distress (Kessler 6 scale score of ≥ 13); and percentages with depression treatment by health care professional group (psychiatrists, other health care professionals, and
general medical providers); and type of depression treatment (antidepressants, psychotherapy, and both) all stratified by distress level.
Conceptual
psychological framework that represents four levels and includes
general psychological and infertility - specific
characteristics.