The contribution of adult attachment style to the adjustment to infertility
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9618151 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mario Mikulincer (0000-0003-3639-0146, Bar-Ilan University), Netta Horesh (Bar-Ilan University), RACHEL LEVY‐SHIFF (Bar-Ilan University), Rachel Manovich (Bar-Ilan University), Joseph Shalev (Rabin Medical Center) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 265-280 |
| Publication date | 1998-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Medical Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1129 • E-ISSN: 2056-5194 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1998.tb00991.x |
| PMID | 9733422 |
| OpenAlex | W1972413785 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
This study examines the contribution of adult attachment style to the adjustment to infertility. Both husbands and wives of 80 infertile couples undergoing medical treatment completed the Attachment Style Scale, the Mental Health Inventory and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. One year later, data were collected on whether women became pregnant. Diagnosis of male infertility was significantly more distressing than diagnosis of female infertility. Significant differences were found among attachment groups: secure persons, either men or women, reported more well‐being, less distress and more dyadic adjustment than avoidant and anxious‐ambivalent persons. Partners of secure persons also reported significantly higher levels of well‐being and dyadic adjustment and significantly lower levels of distress than partners of anxious‐ambivalent persons. However, these effects of attachment style were significant mainly when male infertility was diagnosed. Husbands' secure attachment made a significant positive contribution to pregnancy likelihood and this effect was mediated by adjustment measures. Results are discussed in terms of attachment theory
Ambivalence · Attachment theory · Developmental psychology · Distress · Infertility · Insecure attachment · Mental health · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Scale (ratio) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Social Psychology
Adult attachment and sexual behavior
Attachment Security in Couple Relationships
The Attachment Behavioral System In Adulthood
Cultural Similarities in Psychological Reactions to Infertility
The Relationship between Attachment, Dyadic Adjustment, and Sexuality
Male Infertility
The contribution of captivity and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to marital adjustment of Israeli couples
| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2023 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |