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Clínica y Salud

On-line version ISSN 2174-0550Print version ISSN 1130-5274

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RAMIREZ-UCLES, Isabel M.; CASTILLO-APARICIO, M. del  and  MORENO-ROSSET, C.. Psychological predictor variables of emotional maladjustment in infertility: analysis of the moderating role of gender. Clínica y Salud [online]. 2015, vol.26, n.1, pp.57-63. ISSN 2174-0550.  https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clysa.2015.01.002.

The objective of this study is to find out if the variables state-anxiety, trait-anxiety, positive-affect, negative-affect, alexithymia, and adaptive (personal and interpersonal) resources can predict emotional maladjustment in infertile people, taking into account the potentially moderating role of gender. A sample of 101 participants with an infertility diagnosis (51 males and 50 females) completed a battery of psychological tests (DERA, Emotional Maladjustment and Adaptive Resources in Infertility questionnaire, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory [STAI], PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, and TAS-20, [Toronto Alexithymia Scale]). The moderating, partial, and interactive effects of the variables were analyzed using hierarchical regression analysis. The resulting model explained 71.1% of total variance, resulting in gender as an important moderating variable and trait anxiety, state anxiety, negative affect, and low interpersonal resources as strong predictors of emotional maladjustment in infertile people. These results provide guidance in selecting the most appropriate psychological support and treatment for the emotional adjustment of infertile women and men.

Keywords : Emotional maladjustment; Anxiety; Affects; Alexithymia; Adaptive resources; Infertility.

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