| Titre : | Experimental emotional disclosure in women undergoing infertility treatment : Are drop outs better off ? (2009) |
| Auteurs : | Efharis PANAGOPOULOU ; MONTGOMERY (Anthony) : GRC. Department of Educational and Social Policy. University of Macedonia. Thessaloniki. ; Basil TARLATZIS ; Medical School. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki. GRC |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Social science and medicine (vol. 69, n° 5, 2009) |
| Pagination : | 678-681 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Emotivité ; Femme ; Homme ; Stérilité ; Ecriture ; Biais ; Grèce ; Europe ; Affectivité |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0xj97D9. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. So far, the beneficial effects of personal written emotional disclosure have been mainly examined in relation to past or current stressful/traumatic experiences. The anticipation of a medical event has rarely been studied within this paradigm. This randomized-controlled study examined whether written emotional disclosure would reduce emotional distress and increase pregnancy rates in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization treatment. Participants recruited from women who were undergoing IVF in the north of Greece (n=148) were randomized to an emotional-writing condition, a fact-writing condition and a control condition. Outcomes included fertility-related distress, general distress and a positive indication of pregnancy. Psychological and medical information about women who refused to participate were also collected, and this represented a fourth group for analysis (n=66). Results indicated no significant difference between groups in terms of emotional distress. However, a significant difference was observed with regard to pregnancy results, with the non-participants group reporting the highest percentage of pregnancies. The present study did not support the hypotheses that emotional disclosure will reduce infertility-related or general psychological distress and improve pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization treatment. However, women who refused to participate in the study were more likely to get pregnant. Differences in the beneficial effects of emotional disclosure are discussed. |
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