Wright J, Lecours A, Duchesne C, Sabourin S
Sante Ment Que. 1990 Nov;15(2):89-106.
The objective of this study is to draw the psychosocial profile of couples who consult fertility clinics. More specifically, it consists of a) comparing the psychosocial status of subjects who seek fertility consultation with that of normal subjects or individuals at grips with psychological problems; b) determining whether there are profile differences between men and women who seek fertility consultation; and c) assessing whether it is possible to predict the nature of the psychosocial profile of the subjects from various sociodemographic and medical characteristics. The sampling includes 30 couples who are consulting a specialist in a fertility clinic belonging to a Montréal-area hospital. Analysis of results shows that the psychosocial profile of subjects consulting a fertility clinic is midway between that or normal subjects and that of individuals suffering of psychological problems. The psychological status of men and women consulting a fertility clinic is different according to three variables: depression, self-esteem and stress. Finally, multiple regression analysis has allowed the author to identify several medical characteristics linked to the extent of the psychosocial difficulties experienced by the infertile subjects.
本研究的目的是描绘到生育诊所咨询的夫妇的心理社会状况。更具体地说，它包括：a）将寻求生育咨询的受试者的心理社会状况与正常受试者或有心理问题的个体的心理社会状况进行比较；b）确定寻求生育咨询的男性和女性之间是否存在状况差异；c）评估是否有可能从各种社会人口统计学和医学特征预测受试者心理社会状况的性质。样本包括30对在蒙特利尔地区一家医院所属的生育诊所咨询专家的夫妇。结果分析表明，到生育诊所咨询的受试者的心理社会状况处于正常受试者和有心理问题的个体之间。根据抑郁、自尊和压力这三个变量，到生育诊所咨询的男性和女性的心理状况有所不同。最后，多元回归分析使作者能够确定一些与不育受试者所经历的心理社会困难程度相关的医学特征。
