Chehreh Razhan, Ozgoli Giti, Abolmaali Khadijeh, Nasiri Malihe, Karamelahi Zolaykha
School of Midwifery and Nursing, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran.
School of Midwifery and Nursing, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Iran J Psychiatry. 2021 Jul;16(3):243-249. doi: 10.18502/ijps.v16i3.6249.
Marital satisfaction is considered as satisfaction with a marital relationship on which the presence of a child has different effects. Concerns about a childfree life and its effect on marital satisfaction in infertile couples are very critical. Therefore, this study was intended to characterize and compare concerns about a childfree lifestyle and the need for parenthood and their relationship with marital satisfaction in infertile couples. A total of 200 men and 200 women who referred to fertility centers in Tehran participated in this cross-sectional study. Convenience sampling method was used for sampling. Demographic survey, ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale, and Fertility Problem Inventory were used for data collection. The resulting data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistical tests (Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Stepwise Regression). The mean scores for concern about a childfree lifestyle and the need for parenthood in women were significantly higher than in men. The variables rejection of a childfree lifestyle and the need for parenthood were respectively predictors of marital satisfaction in women and men. Since marital satisfaction in infertile couples is affected by their feelings about having a child and becoming a parent, it is therefore suggested that appropriate counseling be provided in supportive healthcare programs for infertile couples to promote their marital satisfaction.
婚姻满意度被视为对婚姻关系的满意度，而孩子的存在对此有着不同的影响。对于无子女生活及其对不孕夫妇婚姻满意度的影响的担忧非常关键。因此，本研究旨在描述和比较不孕夫妇对无子女生活方式的担忧、为人父母的需求以及它们与婚姻满意度的关系。共有200名前往德黑兰生育中心就诊的男性和200名女性参与了这项横断面研究。采用便利抽样法进行抽样。使用人口统计学调查、ENRICH婚姻满意度量表和生育问题量表收集数据。所得数据采用描述性和分析性统计检验（Pearson相关系数和逐步回归）进行分析。女性对无子女生活方式的担忧和为人父母需求的平均得分显著高于男性。拒绝无子女生活方式和为人父母需求这两个变量分别是女性和男性婚姻满意度的预测因素。由于不孕夫妇的婚姻满意度受其对生育和为人父母的感受影响，因此建议在支持性医疗保健项目中为不孕夫妇提供适当的咨询，以提高他们的婚姻满意度。
