SOCIJALNA PODRŠKA I STRES POVODOM NEPLODNOSTI: ZNAČAJNOST RAZLIČITIH IZVORA PODRŠKE. (Bosnian)

SOCIAL SUPPORT AND INFERTILITY STRESS: THE SIGNIFICANCE OF DIFFERENT SOURCES OF SUPPORT. (English)

The results of previous studies indicate the importance of social support for an individual's quality of life. Social support stands out as one of the most important protective factors in the process of coping with numerous life crises and infertility is one of them. In order to examine the significance of the social support received by friends, family and significant other in the perception of infertility stress, 312 infertile women, aged 21 to 48, were asked to complete the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and the Fertility Problem Inventory. Respondents rate the social support they receive from their loved ones very high for every source of support, with the highest score for support from a significant person, then family and friends. Significant differences were found between women from different groups / lengh of facing with the problem in the perception of support by family and friends, but not by partners. Regardless of results that show the highest support from a partner, regression analysis showed that the explanation of perceived infertility stress variance was significantly determined by support from friends and family, whereas support from a significant person did not prove to be a significant predictor, except in the domain of relationship stress. The findings highlight the importance of educating the general population about the problem of infertility and about ways how to support these couples, as well as working with individuals and couples who are facing infertility to develop adaptive strategies for seeking support from their close ones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Rezultati ranije sprovođenih istraživanja ukazuju na značaj socijalne podrške za kvalitet života pojedinca. Socijalna podrška izdvaja se kao jedan od najvažnijih protektivnih faktora u procesu suočavanja sa brojnim životnim krizama, od kojih je jedna i neplodnost. U cilju ispitivanja značajnosti dobijene socijalne podrške od strane prijatelja, porodice i značajne osobe u percepciji stresa povodom neplodnosti, ispitano je 312 žena, starosti od 21 do 48 godina, koje se suočavaju sa neplodnošću. Na ispitanicama je primenjena Multidimenzionalna skala percipirane socijalne podrške i Upitnik problema sa plodnošću. Ispitanice socijalnu podršku koju primaju od najbližijih procenjuju veoma zastupljenom, pri čemu se pokazalo da ispitanice najviše zastupljenom procenjuju podršku od značajne osobe, zatim porodice i na kraju prijatelja. Uzimajući u obzir dužinu suočavanja sa problemom, odnosno grupu u kojoj se ispitanice nalaze, dobijene su značajne razlike u percepciji podrške od strane porodice i prijatelja, ali ne i partnera. Nadalje, bez obrzira na najveću zastupljenost podrške od strane partnera, primenom regresione analize dobijeno je da smanjenju percipiranog stresa povodom neplodnosti u značajnoj meri doprinose podrška od strane prijatelja i porodice, dok se ova vrsta podrške od strane značajne osobe nije pokazala značajnim prediktorom, izuzev u domenu stresa koji se odnosi na partnerski odnos. Dobijeni nalazi ukazuju na značaj edukovanja šire populacije o problemu neplodnosti i načinima pružanja podrške ovim parovima, kao i rad sa pojedincima i parovima na razvijanju strategija za traženje podrške od bliskih ljudi. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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