The Mediator Role of Emotion Regulation Processes on Infertility-Related Stress
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2013-07
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Galhardo, Ana
Cunha, Marina
Pinto-Gouveia, José
Matos, Marcela
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Association of Psychologists in Academic Health Centers (APAHC)
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The objective of this study is to investigate gender differences regarding the mediator role of selfcompassion and self-judgment on the effects of external shame, internal shame, dyadic adjustment, on infertility-related
stress. One hundred and sixty-two women and 147 men with a primary infertility diagnosis completed the
following set of self-report measures: Others as Shamer, Experience of Shame Scale, Dyadic Adjustment Scale, Self-Compassion Scale, and Fertility Problem Inventory. Path analyses results revealed that in women self-compassion fully mediated the effect of internal shame on infertility-related stress and partially mediated the effect of dyadic adjustment on this variable, while external shame had only a direct effect. In men self-judgment fully mediated the effect of external and internal shame on infertility-related stress. Dyadic adjustment had only a direct effect on infertility-related stress. In conclusion, there is a distinct role of self-compassion and self-judgment on the relationship between shame and infertility-related stress in men and women. Such differences should be taken into account in psychological interventions with these patients. Future research is warranted to further support our results.
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Stress relacionado com a infertilidade - Infertility-related stress, Vergonha externa - External shame, Vergonha interna - Internal shame, Auto-compaixão - Self-compassion, Auto-julgamento - Self-judgment
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Galhardo, A., Cunha, M., Pinto-Gouveia, J., & Matos, M. (2013). The mediator role of emotion regulation processes on infertility-related stress. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 20, 497-507. doi:10.1007/s10880-013-9370