DEPRESSION, STRESS, ANXIETY AND RELIGIOUS COPING PRACTICES OF INFERTILE WOMEN

Abstract

This study examined the predictive association of depression, stress, anxiety, with religious coping practices in infertile women. The sample for this study consisted of 100 infertile women (M = 33.59, SD = 5.34) living in Lahore, Pakistan. To recruit participants, the researchers identified potential participants through infertility clinics and support groups in Lahore. The study used a correlational design, and data was collected using a self-report questionnaire that included measures of religious coping practices, depression, stress, and anxiety. Analysis revealed that there is a significant positive correlation between Religious Coping Practices and Depression, Anxiety and Stress. Analysis through stepwise linear regression revealed that anxiety is the most crucial predictor of religious coping practices, followed by depression. Although, religious coping practices did not affect by stress remarkably. These results have implications for healthcare practitioners as these highlight the possible benefits of combining religious coping practices into interventions of treatment for mental health apprehensiveness in infertile females