Infertility problem in the context of theory of stress : the importance of resilience and self-efficacy for the relationships between coping mechanisms, stress and quality of life

Cilj ove doktorske disertacije je ispitivanje psiholoških aspekata steriliteta u kontekstu Transakcionog modela stresa i prevladavanja kod žena koje imaju problem sa sterilitetom. Ispitani su zastupljenost i međusobna povezanost rezilijentnosti, opštih i specifičnih mera samoefikasnosti, mehanizama prevladavanja, stresa i kvaliteta života kod ispitanica koje imaju problem sa sterilitetom i onih koje su trudne ili imaju decu. Uzorak (N=500) čine žene koje imaju problem sa sterilitetom – klinička grupa (N=250) i trudnice i majke koje nisu imale problem sa sterilitetom – kontrolna grupa (N=250), starosti od 20 do 48 godina (M=33,04; SD=4,877). Dve grupe ispitanica ujednačene su po starosnoj dobi. Prvi deo istraživanja sproveden je na Ginekološko-akušerskoj klinici „Narodni front“ u Beogradu, na odeljenju steriliteta, a drugi deo u savetovalištu za trudnice Ginekološko-akušerske klinike „Narodni front“ i online. Primenjeni su sledeći upitnici: Sociodemografski upitnik, modifikovana verzija Multidimenzionalnog upitnika psihosocijalnih aspekata steriliteta (Copenhagen Multi-centre Psychosocial Infertility; Schmidt, 2006), Skala rezilijentnosti (Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale; Connor & Davidson, 2003), Skala opšte samoefikasnosti (General Self-Efficacy Scale; Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995), Skala samoefikasnosti kod problema steriliteta (Infertility Self-Efficacy Scale – ISE; Cousineau i sar., 2006), Upitnik prevladavanja – kraća verzija (Brief COPE Inventory; Carver, 1997), Upitnik prevladavanja steriliteta (Coping with Infertility Questionnaire – CIQ; Benyamini, Gozlan & Kokia, 2005), Skala doživljenog stresa (Perceived Stress Scale; Cohen, Kamarak & Mermelstein, 1983), Problemi sa plodnošću (Fertility Problem Inventory; Newton i sar., 1999), Skala kvaliteta života (Quality of Life Scale – QOLS; Burckhardt i sar., 1989), Upitnik o kvalitetu života kod problema sa plodnošću (Fertility quality of life questionnaire; Boivin, Takefman & Braverman., 2011)...The objective of this PhD thesis is to examine the psychological aspects of infertility in the context of the Transactional model of stress and coping in women who have a infertility problem. The prevalence and interrelation of resilience, general and specific self-efficacy, coping mechanisms, stress and quality of life were examined among women with infertility and women who are pregnant or have children. The study sample (N=500) consists of women who have a problem with infertility - a clinical group (N=250) and pregnant women and mothers who did not have a problem with infertility - control group (N=250), aged 20 to 48 years (M=33,04; SD=4.877). Two groups of respondents were equated by age. The first part of the research was conducted at the Gynecology and Obstetric Clinic "Narodni Front" in Belgrade, at the department of infertility, and the second part was conducted at the counseling center for pregnant women at the Gynecology and Obstetric Clinic "Narodni Front", and on line. The following questionnaires were applied: Copenhagen Multi-centre Psychosocial Infertility (Schmidt, 2006), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (Connor & Davidson, 2003), General Self-Efficacy Scale (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995), Infertility Self-Efficacy Scale – ISE (Cousineau et al., 2006), Brief COPE Inventory (Carver, 1997), Coping with Infertility Questionnaire – CIQ (Benyamini, Gozlan & Kokia, 2005), Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen, Kamarak & Mermelstein, 1983), Fertility Problem Inventory (Newton et al., 1999), Quality of Life Scale – QOLS (Burckhardt et al., 1989), Fertility quality of life questionnaire (Boivin, Takefman & Braverman., 2011)..