Abstract
BackgroundCognitive strategies play an important role in the prevention of psychological disorders. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships of cognitive emotion regulation with anxiety and depression symptoms in a sample of infertile women in Iran.ResultsAccording to correlation analysis, all adaptive strategies (i.e., acceptance, positive refocusing, refocus on planning, positive reappraisal, and putting into perspective), except for Acceptance strategy, were indirectly related to both anxiety and depression symptoms. Conversely, four maladaptive strategies (i.e., self-blame, rumination, catastrophizing, and other-blame) were positively related to anxiety and depression symptoms. After controlling for demographic/infertility information, hierarchical regression analyses indicated that acceptance, rumination, and positive refocusing subscales were significantly associated with anxiety; and refocus of planning was related to depression.ConclusionIn sum, cognitive emotion regulation strategies appeared to be related to anxiety and depression symptoms in women suffering from infertility. These results suggest the use of cognitive therapy to reduce the anxiety and depression in these women.
Highlights
Cognitive strategies play an important role in the prevention of psychological disorders
Cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ) The CERQ is a 36-item self-report questionnaire that measures the cognitive aspects of emotion regulation [10]
39.6% had a university education, 66.2% reported at least one failure in previous infertility treatment, and 22.1% reported a history of abortion (Table 1)
Summary
Cognitive strategies play an important role in the prevention of psychological disorders. The aim of this study was to examine the relationships of cognitive emotion regulation with anxiety and depression symptoms in a sample of infertile women in Iran. Infertility is defined as “the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse” [1] and affects 9% of reproductive-aged couples worldwide [2]. It is a negative life event and may be leading to negative psychological consequences. Cognitive emotion regulation strategies can be defined as “the conscious mental strategies individuals use to handle the intake of emotionally arousing information” [9, 10]. Garnefski et al [10] developed the Cognitive
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