{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7216628993","doi":null,"title":"Infertility-Related Stress and Coping Strategies among the Patients Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization","display_name":"Infertility-Related Stress and Coping Strategies among the Patients Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-07-16","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7216628993"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"pmh:oai:ojs2.psvmkendra.com:article/2048","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://psvmkendra.com/index.php/journal/article/view/2048","pdf_url":"https://psvmkendra.com/index.php/journal/article/download/2048/1783","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S5406984640","display_name":"Anusandhanvallari","issn_l":"2229-3388","issn":["2229-3388"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2229-3388","raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","is_traditional":true,"indexed_in":[],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"bronze","oa_url":"https://psvmkendra.com/index.php/journal/article/download/2048/1783","any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5155583669","display_name":"Archika Arya","orcid":null,"observed_orcids":[]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210114149","display_name":"KR Mangalam University","ror":"https://ror.org/026b9sf88","country_code":"IN","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210114149"]}],"countries":["IN"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Archika Arya","raw_affiliation_strings":["Associate Professor Psychology , School of Humanities , KR Mangalam University , Gurgaon","Research Scholar , School of Humanities , KR Mangalam University , Gurgaon"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Associate Professor Psychology , School of Humanities , KR Mangalam University , Gurgaon","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210114149"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Research Scholar , School of Humanities , KR Mangalam University , Gurgaon","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210114149"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5155583669"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210114149"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.71767549,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":null,"last_page":null},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11156","display_name":"Reproductive Health and Technologies","score":0.9990000128746033,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2743","display_name":"Reproductive Medicine"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11156","display_name":"Reproductive Health and Technologies","score":0.9990000128746033,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2743","display_name":"Reproductive Medicine"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10786","display_name":"Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum","score":0.0003000000142492354,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2739","display_name":"Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14085","display_name":"Student Stress and Coping","score":9.999999747378752e-05,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3204","display_name":"Developmental and Educational Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/infertility","display_name":"infertility","score":0.7419999837875366},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/in-vitro-fertilization","display_name":"in vitro fertilization","score":0.9710000157356262},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychological-stress","display_name":"psychological stress","score":0.8560000061988831},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/coping-strategies","display_name":"coping strategies","score":0.9980000257492065},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/female-infertility","display_name":"female infertility","score":0.7649999856948853},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/anxiety","display_name":"anxiety","score":0.6309999823570251},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/depression","display_name":"depression","score":0.9829999804496765},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/problem-focused-coping","display_name":"problem-focused coping","score":0.6970000267028809},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/meaning-based-coping","display_name":"meaning-based coping","score":0.7950000166893005},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/emotion-focused-coping","display_name":"emotion-focused coping","score":0.8880000114440918},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/avoidance-coping","display_name":"avoidance coping","score":0.8009999990463257},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/psychological-distress","display_name":"psychological distress","score":0.656000018119812},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/infertility-stigma","display_name":"infertility stigma","score":0.5699999928474426},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cognitive-behavioral-therapy","display_name":"cognitive behavioral therapy","score":0.7739999890327454},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/mindfulness-based-stress-reduction","display_name":"mindfulness-based stress reduction","score":0.996999979019165}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C73282008","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1759895","display_name":"Coping (psychology)","level":2,"score":0.6741999983787537},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C558461103","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q154430","display_name":"Anxiety","level":2,"score":0.659500002861023},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777688143","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179399","display_name":"Infertility","level":3,"score":0.6431000232696533},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C139265228","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5283089","display_name":"Distress","level":2,"score":0.6118999719619751},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C150966472","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3410145","display_name":"Psychosocial","level":2,"score":0.6101999878883362},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C70410870","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q199906","display_name":"Clinical psychology","level":1,"score":0.5978999733924866},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C27415008","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7256382","display_name":"Psychological intervention","level":2,"score":0.5730000138282776},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779458469","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3592817","display_name":"Avoidance coping","level":3,"score":0.5543000102043152},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C6564018","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q849826","display_name":"Cognitive restructuring","level":3,"score":0.4869000017642975},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.47119998931884766},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3019808486","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1759895","display_name":"Maladaptive coping","level":3,"score":0.41769999265670776},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778087770","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2297111","display_name":"Social support","level":2,"score":0.40459999442100525},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C118552586","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7867","display_name":"Psychiatry","level":1,"score":0.4025999903678894},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C169900460","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2200417","display_name":"Cognition","level":2,"score":0.3991999924182892},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.3587999939918518},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C512716672","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q200117","display_name":"In vitro fertilisation","level":3,"score":0.3481000065803528},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C76709773","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7623445","display_name":"Stress measures","level":3,"score":0.3476000130176544},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776795518","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7256373","display_name":"Psychological adaptation","level":2,"score":0.33809998631477356},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C134362201","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317309","display_name":"Mental health","level":2,"score":0.33739998936653137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2776376825","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5141187","display_name":"Cognitive reappraisal","level":3,"score":0.3334999978542328},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C137176749","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4105337","display_name":"Psychological resilience","level":2,"score":0.32249999046325684},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C54039966","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1404268","display_name":"Stress management","level":2,"score":0.2962999939918518},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778739829","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17027611","display_name":"Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale","level":3,"score":0.28119999170303345},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781265626","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1147152","display_name":"Cognitive behavioral therapy","level":3,"score":0.2768000066280365},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3020031316","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6817452","display_name":"Psychological distress","level":3,"score":0.26739999651908875},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780837026","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1026040","display_name":"Grief","level":2,"score":0.2563999891281128},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780444219","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q341045","display_name":"Mindfulness","level":2,"score":0.25}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"pmh:oai:ojs2.psvmkendra.com:article/2048","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://psvmkendra.com/index.php/journal/article/view/2048","pdf_url":"https://psvmkendra.com/index.php/journal/article/download/2048/1783","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S5406984640","display_name":"Anusandhanvallari","issn_l":"2229-3388","issn":["2229-3388"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2229-3388","raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"pmh:oai:ojs2.psvmkendra.com:article/2048","doi":null,"is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://psvmkendra.com/index.php/journal/article/view/2048","pdf_url":"https://psvmkendra.com/index.php/journal/article/download/2048/1783","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S5406984640","display_name":"Anusandhanvallari","issn_l":"2229-3388","issn":["2229-3388"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":null,"host_organization_name":null,"host_organization_lineage":[],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2229-3388","raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Good health and well-being","score":1.0,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":true,"grobid_xml":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7216628993.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W7216628993.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":18,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2010199691","https://openalex.org/W2027392696","https://openalex.org/W2095765092","https://openalex.org/W2140584348","https://openalex.org/W2166166593","https://openalex.org/W2579972532","https://openalex.org/W2738761148","https://openalex.org/W2901842363","https://openalex.org/W2924331093","https://openalex.org/W3018301621","https://openalex.org/W3031739312","https://openalex.org/W3139394248","https://openalex.org/W4200482790","https://openalex.org/W4223613420","https://openalex.org/W4285307141","https://openalex.org/W4292466533","https://openalex.org/W4382795599","https://openalex.org/W4396571269"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2356388855","https://openalex.org/W4408745566","https://openalex.org/W7172102167","https://openalex.org/W6911375504","https://openalex.org/W1494889139","https://openalex.org/W4239378393","https://openalex.org/W7203635692","https://openalex.org/W7167187853","https://openalex.org/W7161482237","https://openalex.org/W4388504235"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Infertility":[0],"is":[1,22,190],"a":[2,28,94],"complex":[3],"medical":[4],"condition":[5],"that":[6,90],"carries":[7],"serious":[8],"psychological":[9,42,124,176,184,233,275,291],"repercussions,":[10],"often":[11],"imposing":[12],"psychosocial":[13],"stress":[14,185,287],"on":[15,264],"affected":[16],"couples,":[17],"particularly":[18],"women.":[19],"Female":[20],"infertility":[21],"stigmatised":[23],"in":[24,174,208,250],"many":[25],"societies,":[26],"challenging":[27],"woman\u2019s":[29],"self-identity,":[30],"social":[31],"status":[32],"and":[33,50,62,71,81,107,117,131,140,167,170,211,231,247,288,293,307],"exacerbating":[34],"emotional":[35,69,229],"distress.":[36,234],"This":[37,267],"review":[38,144,268],"looks":[39],"at":[40],"the":[41,51,86,147,154,251,270,283],"burden":[43],"experienced":[44,186],"by":[45,187,214],"infertile":[46,91,188],"women":[47,92,189,216,236,279],"undergoing":[48,280],"IVF":[49,65,179],"effectiveness":[52],"of":[53,96,149,183,257,286],"different":[54],"coping":[55,73,97,112,240,305],"mechanisms":[56],"employed":[57],"to":[58,75,137,260,303],"reduce":[59],"stress,":[60,210],"anxiety,":[61,209],"depression.":[63],"The":[64,143,181],"process":[66],"necessitates":[67],"substantial":[68],"resilience":[70,230],"adaptive":[72,111],"strategies":[74],"navigate":[76],"treatment":[77,252,301],"uncertainties,":[78],"societal":[79],"expectations,":[80],"self-perceived":[82],"inadequacies.":[83],"Findings":[84],"from":[85],"reviewed":[87],"literature":[88],"indicate":[89],"employ":[93],"variety":[95],"mechanisms,":[98,113],"such":[99,114,128,242],"as":[100,115,129,243],"problem-focused":[101,116,239],"coping,":[102,104,106,133],"meaning-based":[103,118],"activeconfronting":[105],"emotion-focused":[108],"coping.":[109,266],"While":[110],"strategies,":[119,241],"are":[120],"associated":[121],"with":[122],"improved":[123],"adjustment,":[125],"maladaptive":[126],"approaches,":[127],"avoidance":[130],"passive":[132],"have":[134,226],"been":[135,202],"linked":[136],"increased":[138],"distress":[139,177,258],"depressive":[141,212],"symptoms.":[142],"also":[145,227],"highlights":[146],"role":[148],"standardised":[150],"psychometric":[151],"tools,":[152],"including":[153],"Perceived":[155],"Stress":[156,160,222],"Scale":[157,161,172],"(PSS),":[158],"Infertility-Related":[159],"(IRSS),":[162],"State-Trait":[163],"Anxiety":[164,169],"Inventory":[165],"(STAI),":[166],"Hospital":[168],"Depression":[171],"(HADS),":[173],"assessing":[175],"among":[178],"patients.":[180],"level":[182],"significantly":[191],"high,":[192],"which":[193],"must":[194],"be":[195,297],"treated.":[196],"Cognitive":[197],"Behavioural":[198],"Therapy":[199],"(CBT)":[200],"has":[201],"extensively":[203],"studied,":[204],"demonstrating":[205],"significant":[206],"reductions":[207],"symptoms":[213],"helping":[215],"restructure":[217],"negative":[218],"thought":[219],"patterns.":[220],"Mindfulness-Based":[221],"Reduction":[223],"(MBSR)":[224],"interventions":[225,277],"promoted":[228],"reduced":[232],"Additionally,":[235],"who":[237,262],"adopt":[238],"seeking":[244],"information,":[245],"planning,":[246],"actively":[248],"engaging":[249],"process,":[253],"experience":[254],"lower":[255],"levels":[256],"compared":[259],"those":[261],"rely":[263],"avoidance-based":[265],"emphasises":[269],"critical":[271],"need":[272],"for":[273,278],"integrated":[274],"support":[276,294],"IVF.":[281],"Given":[282],"high":[284],"prevalence":[285],"distress,":[289],"structured":[290],"therapies":[292],"systems":[295],"should":[296],"embedded":[298],"into":[299],"fertility":[300],"programs":[302],"enhance":[304],"abilities":[306],"overall":[308],"mental":[309],"well-being.":[310]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-11-07T11:25:07.637180","created_date":"2026-10-03T00:00:00"}