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Online First Current Issue Archive Most Downloaded Most Accessed « Previous Article Next Article » Original Research   RMJ. 2018; 43(4): 725-728 Infertility: A risk factor for psychological well-being in women Riffat Sadiq, Anam Arshad. Abstract Objectives: To examine the influence of infertility on psychological health of women while assuming that infertile women would significantly report less autonomy, environmental mastery, personal growth, positive relations with others, purpose in life and self-acceptance than fertile women. Methodology: This comparative study was carried out from January 2017 to August 2017 on 150 infertile and 150 fertile women from Faisalabad, Pakistan. Data were compiled with Brief Interview Form (BIF) and Psychological well-being Scale. Independent samples t-test was used for analysis Results: Infertile women significantly reported less autonomy (t=-15.56, df=298, p=0.000), environmental mastery (t=- 10.378, df=298, p=0.000), personal growth (t=-9.403, df=298, p=0.000), purpose in life (t= -7.786, df=298, p=0.000) and self-acceptance (t= - 12.93, df=298, p=0.000) but more positive relation with others (t=3.44, df=298, p=0.001) than fertile women. Conclusion: Infertility is a significant risk factor for psychological well-being of infertile women. Key words: Women, Infertility, fertility, psychological well-being, Faisalabad.   ARTICLE TOOLS Abstract PDF Fulltext Print this Article How to cite this article Citation Tools Related Records   Articles by Riffat Sadiq Articles by Anam Arshad on Google on Google Scholar Article Statistics   Viewed: 23 Downloaded: 22 Cited: 0 How to Cite this Article Pubmed Style Sadiq R, Arshad A. Infertility: A risk factor for psychological well-being in women. RMJ. 2018; 43(4): 725-728. Web Style Sadiq R, Arshad A. Infertility: A risk factor for psychological well-being in women. http://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=287294 [Access: December 14, 2018]. AMA (American Medical Association) Style Sadiq R, Arshad A. Infertility: A risk factor for psychological well-being in women. RMJ. 2018; 43(4): 725-728. Vancouver/ICMJE Style Sadiq R, Arshad A. Infertility: A risk factor for psychological well-being in women. RMJ. (2018), [cited December 14, 2018]; 43(4): 725-728. Harvard Style Sadiq, R. & Arshad, . A. (2018) Infertility: A risk factor for psychological well-being in women. RMJ, 43 (4), 725-728. Turabian Style Sadiq, Riffat, and Anam Arshad. 2018. Infertility: A risk factor for psychological well-being in women. Rawal Medical Journal, 43 (4), 725-728. Chicago Style Sadiq, Riffat, and Anam Arshad. "Infertility: A risk factor for psychological well-being in women." Rawal Medical Journal 43 (2018), 725-728. MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style Sadiq, Riffat, and Anam Arshad. "Infertility: A risk factor for psychological well-being in women." Rawal Medical Journal 43.4 (2018), 725-728. Print. APA (American Psychological Association) Style Sadiq, R. & Arshad, . A. (2018) Infertility: A risk factor for psychological well-being in women. Rawal Medical Journal, 43 (4), 725-728.

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