discussion

y@ of rine pdiod I2o, of rhe sMple had s oner of dajo. depr€ssive cphodcs lt
is.ptqed from rhe siudy thlt infenility is rct rc4Milv thc pdn oldc ptsl hislorv
of ihe p@pl. lufrqing Ad dep6ion blr n t thc 6ult of infcnilitv 4d s
c@ped to fcrtile @upls lhe 6rio b high for inf€nile @uPl6 {o dev.loP
d€F€$ion. nEse difl.des b.tw€cn idenile ed Lnile coupl€s s also sigrin'd1
6 to co.vine th. @d.r ofthc crcdibilily of rhe noding of prcsl studv.
The s@nd hyFrh*is thlt infenile @!Pl6 {ill disPtav noE dioB
bchrvior 6 @mpar.d to Gnil. oupLE n supportcd flom tle findings ollhe pll$t
study (Tabl. 39). Thft is a siglificdt ditreenc€ b.Iw€d fenile and inf€nib
couples in showing their Micty tnf€rdte @lples FPorted nN int@sc felings oI
di€ry sdo @m!@d to fdlil. @uPl6- Thc 6ult is in favd of the fitdings of in'
rc* of Aa/c ed Roth (2002) (s di$ussd h chtp: Adiciv) *ho rcpoir'd rhtt th€
.fre.ts of infenilrty dd inf€rtility trauhol on qu.lilv of li& al$vs 6ult in ffiietv
HiCy .icniti@t difi@@s sw foDd lo b€ oi di'tv inlenlorv' *hich
re in @netrily vilh ou culnr.t vtlu6 ard thc Prcs of pcnlhood rele
sializltion. As in ou cdtua edi.d colpl4 in g.EBl ald i enlle oupl4 als
under *v€re ecial prsws to n.el the dp€cutions of perfoning tladnioMr
f.minift and 6.sculin. @Ls paniculdlv sith Efed@ lo their exud rc16 md ihen
abiliy ro pod@ childrb. It is a sisl p6c @ thc vodg @up* to d
lMrdiig b tadiliorsl rc14, Shon id6€k b.t*@ gomlioN @ a @lt of lh'
p6sw3 on young ouples to b. sruallv &dve dd lo bd childG! dry d a m€m
of nnding socidl @eptdnce ed longnem 3..w9
'ne ihird hyFth6is ofthls study siit d rh{ id.nilc @upl6 e DoE likclv
lo sg!g. in tggNion lh& f€nile @u!l6 This hvpolhdit hG b'4 likelv swpondt