Quantitative Article Critique

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The purpose of the article I reviewed by Lykeridou, Gourounti, Deltsidou, Lautradis, and& Vaslamatzis (2009) was to examine women’s level of depression, perceived anxiety, and overall stress related to infertility while receiving fertility treatments. It w as hypothesized that the etiology of an infertility diagnoses wouldwill affect female’s psychological vulnerability. The variables that were looked at in the study were infertility diagnoses and psychological disturbances. The levels of infertility diagnoses used in the research were male factor infertility, female factor infertility, mixed, and idiopathic infertility. The various levels of psychological disturbances included depression, perceived anxiety, and overall fertility related stress.
The type of research that was used in the study was a cross-sectional survey. Over an 11-month time frame data from three different questionnaires were collected from the participants. Before each woman received her first treatment shethey received a letter that explained the purpose and goal of the research. If a woman expressed interest the research team then would met with her to further explain the study and ask if she needed clarification on any of the specifics of the study. A researcher that was not affiliated with the fertility clinic then collected the questionnaires from the participants after any necessary instructions were clarified with the participants. The sample was obtained by convenience sampling that consisted of 404 women with a mean age of 36.9 years of age that had to meet a set of specific requirements in order to be considered for participation in the study. These participants were approached at a large infertility clinic and asked if they wanted to participate ...

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.... Without knowledge of the reliability and validity of these two instruments we are unable to know if the instruments are consistent or if they measure what they intend to measure.
I do believe the author’s conclusions were warranted given the study’s design. By using the results obtained from this study counselors can determine how to best help clients with various types of infertility issues. As the results of the study revealed the etiology of the infertility could be correlated with the type of stress the client experiences.

Works Cited

Lykeridou, K.., Gourounti, K., Deltsidou, A., Loutradis, D., & Vaslamatzis, G. (2009). The impact of infertility diagnosis on psychological status of women undergoing fertility treatment. Journal of Reproductive & Infant Psychology, 27(3), 223-237.
doi:http://dx.doi.org.huaryu.kl.oakland.edu/10.1080/02646830802350864

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