Rahil Omidvar, Saeid Teimory

Abstract

The present study was conducted to examine the relationship between hardiness with the attitudes towards infertility and the frequency of IVF in infertile women in Mashhad. The population was all infertile women in Mashhad who were sampled voluntarily. The infertile women willing to answer the questions of the questionnaire were invited, and 49 people referring to perform IVF in Novin Infertility Clinic, Mashhad, or referring to Najafi Health Center, Mashhad for post-operative care during pregnancy were selected as the sample and responded to Kobasa's Hardiness and Attitude towards Infertility questionnaires. Descriptive statistics (mean and variance) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient and Spearman) were used for data analysis. SPSS software was used reach the results faster. The results showed a correlation between hardiness with attitude towards infertility and the frequency of IVF. Moreover, there was a significant negative correlation between the components of hardiness (commitment, challenge, and control) with attitude towards infertility and the frequency of IVF.