Does infertility history affect the emotional adjustment of couples undergoing assisted reproduction? the mediating role of the importance of parenthood

The emotional adjustment of couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments has been widely studied; however, it remains unclear whether infertility history contributes to couples' adjustment. This study examined the impact of infertility history (duration of infertility and number of previous ART treatment cycles) on the emotional adjustment of couples undergoing an ART cycle and the mediating effect of importance of parenthood on that association.
This study was developed within the Relationships, Development & Health Research Group of
the R&D Unit Cognitive-Behavioral Center for Research and Intervention (PEst-OE/PSI/
UI0730/2014). Mariana Moura-Ramos is supported by a postdoctoral grant by the Portuguese
Foundation for Science and Technology (SFRH/BPD/87514/2012)
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