THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL SUPPORT AND MARITAL SATISFACTION IN INFERTILE WOMEN BASED ON INFERTILITY FACTOR

Nowadays infertility problem has become a social concern and is associated with numerous social and psychological problems. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between social support and marital satisfaction among infertile women based on their infertility factor. The sample group was 50 women with female infertility factor and 50 women with male infertility factor. The participants contacted upon their treatment course with Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) in Mehr infertility clinic. ENRICH marital satisfaction questionnaire and Sarason social support questionnaire were used during this study. For data analysis beside descriptive statistic, T test, chi-squared (χ²) and Pearson’s correlation were used. Data analysis showed that women with female infertility factor received less social support comparing to the women with male infertility factor. Also the level of marital satisfaction in women with male infertility factor was more than women with female infertility factor (P<0/019). There is relationship between marital satisfaction and social support in infertile women. The results showed there is a significant relationship between social support and marital satisfaction in infertile women. Also women based on their infertility factor have different attitude toward seeking social support.