Facing modes and self-esteem levels in non-fertile couples

Abstract

Introduction:

Infertility is a problem which reaches a higher dimension in societies; for this reason it is important the study of the psychological processes which these infertile couples live.

Objectives:

To characterize ways of facing and the level of self-steam in infertile couples from the Low Technology Assisted Reproduction Center.

Methods:

A descriptive, cross-sectional and correlational study with a quantity-qualitative approach was carried out, from January to March, 2020, in Mayabeque province. From a universe of 50 infertile couples, a sample of 25 was selected using an intentional sampling. The variables self-steam and ways of facing were studied. The techniques of interviews, observation, the ways of facing scale and self-steam Inventory were used for collecting the information.

Results:

The strategy of positive reassessing prevailed in both sexes, in women with a medium of 10 points and in men of 12 points. In this series, the ways of facing centered in emotions, prevailed in a 54 %.  Middle self-steam level prevailed in men in an 80 % and women in a 68 %. In individuals with middle self-steam, there was a preference of using the ways of facing centered in emotions, and the strategy of positive reassessing in a 32 %.

Conclusions:

In infertile couples the ways of facing centered in emotions and the middle self-steam level. The strategy of positive reassessing and planning were the most used.