Rooyesh-e- Ravanshenasi Journal(RRJ)

Background & Aims:
Infertility as a threat to reproduction and survival experience provides related stress for infertile couples. Since stress is the ability to activate the attachment, infertility and stress reactions may affect the to adapt of infertile couples. The present study was aimed to investigate prediction between attachment styles and adjustment to infertility.

Materials & Methods:
This end, A total of 192 infertile women referred to the Infertility treatment clinic at Royan Institute participated in this study. Participants were asked to complete demographic information questionnaire, Adjustment to Illness Scale (AIS) and Adult Attachment Inventory (AAI).  Correlation was used to test the hypothesize.

Results:
The results indicated significant positive correlations between secure attachment styles with adjustment to infertility and the significant negative correlations between insecure attachment styles with adjustment to infertility.
Conclusion:
Based on the results of the present study, it can be concluded that attachment styles revealed correlation with adjustment to infertility. we can conclude secure attachment and insecure are  effective on adjustment infertility And attachment-based therapy will be effective in adjustment of peaple with stressful experience.