Does Self-Compassion Play a Mediating Role Between Stress and Fertility Adjustment in Women Undergoing Infertility Treatment: A Structural Equation Analysis
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING, cilt.82, ss.403-413, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 82
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1111/jan.16869
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, AgeLine, CINAHL, Communication & Mass Media Index, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Gender Studies Database, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.403-413
- Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim This study aimed to investigate the relationship between stress, self-compassion, and fertility adjustment in women undergoing infertility treatment in Turkey and to determine whether stress influences fertility adjustment through the mediating effect of self-compassion. Design A cross-sectional and descriptive design was used in the study. Method The study was conducted with 290 women who applied to the in vitro fertilisation unit in a university hospital in Ankara, Turkey. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and structural equation analysis were used for statistical analysis. Results According to the results of structural equation modelling, self-compassion was found not to affect fertility adjustment, while infertility-related stress directly influenced both self-compassion and fertility adjustment. Additionally, self-compassion was not found to mediate the relationship between stress and fertility adjustment in women undergoing infertility treatment. Conclusion The findings suggest that different dynamics may contribute to women's infertility-related stress and fertility adjustment.