Batool Syeda Shahida, de Visser Richard Oliver
a Department of Psychology , GC University Lahore , Lahore , Pakistan.
b School of Psychology , University of Sussex , Falmer , UK.
Health Care Women Int. 2016;37(2):180-96. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2014.980890. Epub 2015 Jan 26.
The psychosocial impact of infertility is affected by cultural factors. In this cross-cultural qualitative study we explored the experience of infertility among six women living in Pakistan and eight living in the UK. Although infertile women in the UK and Pakistan had many shared experiences related to their own desires for motherhood and the hopes of others, they also faced unique psychosocial challenges shaped by cultural context. Based on our findings, we suggest a need for further resources and networks to support women, particularly women living in cultures that allow women few fulfilling social roles other than motherhood.
不孕症的社会心理影响受文化因素的影响。在这项跨文化定性研究中，我们探究了居住在巴基斯坦的6名女性和居住在英国的8名女性的不孕经历。尽管英国和巴基斯坦的不孕女性在自身对母亲身份的渴望以及他人的期望方面有许多共同经历，但她们也面临着由文化背景塑造的独特社会心理挑战。基于我们的研究结果，我们建议需要进一步的资源和网络来支持女性，尤其是那些生活在除母亲身份外几乎没有其他充实社会角色的文化环境中的女性。
