Recurrent miscarriage: Psychological and relational consequences for couples
Recurrent miscarriage: Psychological and relational consequences for couples
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DOI：
10.1348/147608306x96992
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发表时间：
2006-12-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Lima, Maria Luisa
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作者：
Serrano, Fatima;Lima, Maria Luisa
反复流产是一种罕见的情况，被描述为夫妇的创伤性事件。虽然反复流产后会出现抑郁、焦虑和自卑的症状，但人们对其对夫妻性行为的影响、对态度上的性别差异以及随之而来的悲伤的影响知之甚少。本研究旨在探讨反复流产对夫妻关系的影响，并探讨性别对这种生育失败的态度和悲伤程度的差异。30对至少有3次反复流产的夫妇中的每一位成员都回答了一套问卷，包括事件影响量表（Horowitz, Wilnwe, & Alvarez, 1979），围产期悲伤量表（Toedter, Lasker, & Qlhadeff, 1988），伙伴关系问卷（Hahlweg, 1979）和亲密关系量表（Hetherington & Soeken, 1990）。结果显示，男性确实会悲伤，但没有他们的伴侣那么强烈。虽然夫妇的关系似乎没有受到反复流产的不利影响，但夫妇描述了这些事件后的性变化。对于女性来说，悲伤与夫妻之间的沟通质量有关，对于男性来说，悲伤与性生活质量有关。
Recurrent miscarriage is a rare condition that has been described as a traumatic event for couples. Although symptoms of depression, anxiety and lowered self-esteem have been related after recurrent miscarriage, little is known about its impact on couple sexuality and on gender differences in attitude and the grief that follow. The objectives of this study are to describe the consequences of recurrent pregnancy loss for the couple's relationship, and explore gender differences in attitudes and grief intensity toward this kind of reproductive failure. Each member of 30 couples with at least 3 recurrent miscarriages answered a set of questionnaires, including the Impact of Events Scale (Horowitz, Wilnwe, & Alvarez, 1979), the Perinatal Grief Scale (Toedter, Lasker, & Qlhadeff, 1988), the Partnership Questionnaire (Hahlweg, 1979) and the Intimate Relationship Scale (Hetherington & Soeken, 1990). Results showed that men do grieve, but less intensely than their partners. Although the couple's relationship seemed to not be adversely affected by recurrent miscarriage, couples described sexual changes after those events. Grief was related to the quality of communication in the couple for women, and to the quality of sex life for men.