The effectiveness of coping skills training on the psychological well-being of infertile women in Rasht city

Mahshad Rezazadeh Nogourabi¹ Simin Hosseinian² Shaghayegh Zahraie³

1) M. A. in Counseling and guidance, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran. Email:
2) Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational and Psychology Sciences, Al Zahra University, Tehran, Iran.
3) Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Educational and Psychology Sciences, Al Zahra University, Tehran, Iran.

IOI Code : XKAK-KKKFA
Publication : 4th National Conference on Psychopathology(asruma4.ir)
Abstract :
    Improving the psychological well-being of infertile women is a common challenge that requires increasing attention, and research on effective solutions is an undeniable necessity. The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of coping skills training on the psychological well-being of infertile women in Rasht city. a study included all infertile women seeking treatment who referred to Mehr Medical Institute in Rasht city in 2016, numbering 700 people. Using the available sampling method, 30 people (15 in the experimental group and 15 in the control group) were selected and used as a pre-test Psychological well-being questionnaire (Diener et al., 2008) were administered to them. Data were analyzed using univariate of covariance analyzed. Then, the experimental group was trained in coping skills during 10 sessions of 90 minutes per week, while no intervention was implemented in the case of the control group; then both groups were subjected to post-test. The obtained data were analyzed using univariate analysis of covariance. The findings of the research showed that coping skills training is effective in increasing the psychological well-being of infertile women (P<0.01). These results show the important direct and implicit clinical applications of coping skills training in the field of increasing the psychological well-being of infertile women.

Keywords : coping skills training psychological well being infertility