Self-Esteem and Defense Mechanisms in Infertile Couples Based on the Cause of Infertility in Royan Infertility Treatment Center in 2017

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MALEKZADEH FARIDEH; NAVID BEHNAZ; MOHAMMADI MARYAM; Omni Samani Reza

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Journal: Journal of Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Year:2020 | Volume:28 | Issue:7 Page(s): 2867-2878

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Self-Esteem and Defense Mechanisms in Infertile Couples Based on the Cause of Infertility in Royan Infertility Treatment Center in 2017

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MALEKZADEH FARIDEH | NAVID BEHNAZ | MOHAMMADI MARYAM | Omni Samani Reza | Issue Writer Certificate

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Self-Esteem

Defense Mechanism

Cause of Infertility

Infertility

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Introduction: Infertility could decrease the Self-Esteem of the infertile couples. Using the defensive style is one way to deal with stressful events. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the role of selfesteem and Defense Mechanisms based on the Infertility/fa?page=1&sort=1&ftyp=all&fgrp=all&fyrs=all" target="_blank">Cause of Infertility. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 400 infertile couples referred to Infertility center in Tehran, Iran. Participates classified in 4 groups for the Infertility/fa?page=1&sort=1&ftyp=all&fgrp=all&fyrs=all" target="_blank">Cause of Infertility: female, male, both and unknown. Data gathering tools in this study were demographic questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Defense Styles Questionnaire (DSQ). Data were analyzed (SPSS 18 software) using paired t-test for comparison between the groups according to the Infertility/fa?page=1&sort=1&ftyp=all&fgrp=all&fyrs=all" target="_blank">Cause of Infertility and using regression analyses tests. Results: The results of this study showed that men in female Infertility group has significantly higher self – esteem than other groups (P<0. 049). In couples, husbands with female and male factor showed more selfesteem than their wives (P< 0. 001, P<0. 008, respectively). In Defense Mechanisms, there was no difference between women, men, and couples. In this study, Self-Esteem showed a negative relationship with immature and neurotic Defense Mechanisms and a positive relationship with mature Defense Mechanism. Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that women had higher levels of vulnerability than their husbands did even when they were not the Infertility/fa?page=1&sort=1&ftyp=all&fgrp=all&fyrs=all" target="_blank">Cause of Infertility so they have a low Self-Esteem. Therefore, it is suggested that infertile women receive more psychological counseling than men, and in order to facilitate the treatment of infertile couples and provide better services to improve marital relationships and solve their problems, differences between men and women about psychological issues should be considered.

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MALEKZADEH, FARIDEH, NAVID, BEHNAZ, MOHAMMADI, MARYAM, & Omni Samani, Reza. (2020). Self-Esteem and Defense Mechanisms in Infertile Couples Based on the Cause of Infertility in Royan Infertility Treatment Center in 2017. JOURNAL OF SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 28(7 ), 2867-2878. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/959516/en

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MALEKZADEH FARIDEH, NAVID BEHNAZ, MOHAMMADI MARYAM, Omni Samani Reza. Self-Esteem and Defense Mechanisms in Infertile Couples Based on the Cause of Infertility in Royan Infertility Treatment Center in 2017. JOURNAL OF SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES[Internet]. 2020;28(7 ):2867-2878. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/959516/en

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FARIDEH MALEKZADEH, BEHNAZ NAVID, MARYAM MOHAMMADI, and Reza Omni Samani, “Self-Esteem and Defense Mechanisms in Infertile Couples Based on the Cause of Infertility in Royan Infertility Treatment Center in 2017,” JOURNAL OF SHAHID SADOUGHI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol. 28, no. 7 , pp. 2867–2878, 2020, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/959516/en

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