Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Porto, R. Alfredo Allen, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal.
Centre for Psychology at University of Porto, 4200-135, Porto, Portugal.
J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2021 Sep;28(3):457-467. doi: 10.1007/s10880-020-09743-3. Epub 2020 Oct 1.
To study the role of perceived threat of infertility, barriers, and facilitators in intention to anticipate childbearing, a cross-sectional study was conducted with 240 women desiring to have children and committed in a heterosexual relationship. Participants answered an online survey between July 2016 and February 2018. Results showed that perceiving infertility as a strong barrier and being willing to use fertility treatment as a facilitator fully mediated the effect of perceived threat on intention to anticipate childbearing. In conclusion, women who perceive themselves at risk of being infertile will consider, to a higher degree, infertility as a strong barrier to achieve their reproductive life plan or will report higher willingness to use fertility treatments, which in turn would increase intentions to anticipate childbearing. Since evidence showed lack of fertility awareness, intervention initiatives should target these mediators.
为了研究对不孕不育的感知威胁、障碍和促进因素在期望生育意愿中的作用，本研究采用横断面研究方法，对 240 名有生育意愿且处于稳定异性恋关系的女性进行了研究。参与者于 2016 年 7 月至 2018 年 2 月期间在线回答了调查问卷。结果表明，将不孕不育视为严重障碍以及愿意使用生育治疗作为促进因素，完全中介了感知威胁对期望生育意愿的影响。总之，那些认为自己有不孕不育风险的女性会更倾向于将不孕不育视为实现其生殖生活计划的一个严重障碍，或者更愿意使用生育治疗，这反过来又会增加她们期望生育的意愿。由于缺乏生育意识的证据，干预措施应该针对这些中介因素。
