To understand how women with infertility in Lebanon
experience positive changes after their diagnosis with infertility and whether
women’s affect (positive and negative affect) and Affective personality Type contribute to their psychological growth.
Patients undergoing their first cycle of in vitro fertilization (IVF) at the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Unit at the American University of Beirut-Medical Center in Beirut, Lebanon and Health Medical Center, Saida, Lebanon.
purposive sampling
Women with infertility for more than three years and
undergoing IVF treatment
Participants have the ability to read and write either
English or Arabic
Participants who have any physical or mental
disabilities, or suffered from serious mental illness or trauma