Structural Equation Modelling of Infertility Stress Based on Emotional schemas, Marital Conflict, Self-Compassion , Social support as a mediation

The purpose this research was studying the structural equation model of infertility stress based on Emotional schemas, Marital conflict, Self-compassion with mediated role of Scocial support in Terhan city, Iran  in 2018.

The method was Structural Equation Modelling and the population comprised of all infertile women, 200 women with primary and secondary infertility diagnosis were selected from the infertility centers of Tehran city, in 2018, using the convenience sampling method. The participants were asked to complete the questionnaires including Fertility Problem Inventory, Leahy Emotional Schema (LessII), Kansas Marital Conflict Scale (KMCS), Self-compassion Scale, MOS-Social Support Survey(MOS), To analyze the data, the equation model of AMOS (22) was used.

The results revealed that emotional schemas had negative correlation with social support and positive correlation with infertility stress, so marital conflict positive correlation with social support and negative correlation with infertility stress. Self-compassion and social support has not significant correlation with infertility stress. Social support partially mediated the effect of emotional schemas, self-compassion, marital conflict on infertility stress.

According to present study, considering indirect effects of social support on infertility stress, It is recommended that with increasing of social support, consciousness of individuals, families, medical and health teams  and so strategist of health in relation with this issue will encourage them to take measures for improving the anxiety and stress of these women in fields of psychological, social and economical support.