Comparative study of clinical indicators of marital satisfaction on infertile couples

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22544/rcps.v43i01.05

Keywords:

marital satisfaction, infertility, self-concept, gender roles

Abstract

With the objective of establishing clinical indicators for marital satisfaction on infertile couples a total of 138 couples were evaluated by means of a multivariate design to define clinical indicators for marital satisfaction on infertile couples. The applied inventory included the following: selfconcept, gender roles, an anxiety scale and a questionnaire on marital satisfaction, results of whichwere compared between men and women. Both a Student’s t-test and a discriminant analysis were employed. There are more women above the cut-off point with less marital satisfaction. The t-test displayed differences and two matrixes were obtained, one for women and one for men. The former resulted in self-concept, anxiety traits, submission, masculine role, and anxiety state and the feminine role being discriminated when measuring marital satisfaction whereas for men, self-concept, a state of anxiety, the feminine role, anxiety traits, submission and the masculine role are discriminated. Self-concept is a heavyweight clinical indicator in both men and women for marital satisfaction.

Author Biographies

Jorge Carreño-Meléndez, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, México

Author and co-author of 100 published articles. B Associate Researcher of the National Health Institutes. Ph.D. on psychology with a specialty on psychotherapy, feminine infertility related investigations, feminine psychologic violence investigations and group psychotherapy.

Cecilia Mota-González, Instituto Nacional de  Perinatología, México.

Works at the National Researchers System of the COHAHCYT as researcher. She is also a Medical Sciences researcher affiliated to the Mexico’s National Perinatology Institute Office for Psychologic Research. Holder of a Psychology Degree and a Masters on General Experimental Psychology and a Ph.D. on Psychology. Her main investigations pursues are Perinatal Grief, development and complications, and Reproductive Health and Psychology.

Claudia Sánchez-Bravo, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología, México.

Medical Sciences researcher affiliated to the Mexico’s National Perinatology Institute Office for Psychologic Research. This institution advocates for the investigation and correct handling of high reproductive risk patients. In this Office, Claudia has pursued the sexual dysfunction and couple issues investigations. She also collaborates with the Perinatal Grief studies and infertile patients. She is also a Ph.D. holder on Psychology for the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México U.N.A.M

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Published

2024-05-08

How to Cite

Carreño-Meléndez, J., Mota-González, C., & Sánchez-Bravo, C. (2024). Comparative study of clinical indicators of marital satisfaction on infertile couples. Costa Rican Journal of Psychology, 43(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.22544/rcps.v43i01.05