Effectiveness of the coping therapy on loneliness feel of infertile women

The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of coping with stress on loneliness in women in the City of Kermanshah. The method of research was quasi experimental with pre and post test and a three week follow up. 40 patients volunteered from among 200 patients attending a private infertility clinic to take part in the study and were allocated randomly to either an experimental or a control group. The Loneliness Scale Russell، Peplau، Curtona (1980) and Beck’s Depression Inventory (2000) were administered to both groups. Eight weekly therapy sessions of 120 minutes duration each was given to members of the experimental group. The questionnaires were administered to both groups at the end of the eight weeks and after three months. ANOVA with repeated measures was used to analyze the data. There were significant differences between the experimental and the group in scores loneliness as well as three subscales namely، isolation، sociability and lack of a close companion. At pre and post test as well as follow up. Coping Therapy can be an effective method for reducing loneliness، isolation and for increasing social contact as far as infertile women are concerned.