Attachment and Sexual Functioning in Couples Seeking Fertility Treatment: The Role of Infertility-Specific Coping Strategies.
J Sex Marital Ther
; 50(3): 395-412, 2024.
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| ID: mdl-38254305
ABSTRACT
Couples facing infertility often experience sexual difficulties. Yet, little is known about the factors associated with these difficulties. We examined whether infertility-related coping strategies explain the associations between attachment insecurities (anxiety, avoidance) and sexual function and satisfaction in 97 couples seeking fertility treatment. Anxiety was associated with one's lower sexual satisfaction and function via self-neglect coping strategies. Anxiety was also associated with the partner's lower sexual satisfaction via self-blame coping. Avoidance was associated with lower partner support-seeking and sexual satisfaction. These findings support the roles of attachment and coping in the experience of sexual difficulties among couples seeking fertility treatment.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Capacidades de Enfrentamento
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Infertilidade
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article