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	<title>Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Infertility-Related Stigma and Sexual Self-Esteem in Infertile Women</title>
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	<abstract>&lt;span style=line-height:normal&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=font-size:10.0pt&gt;&lt;span style=font-family:Cambria,serif&gt;&lt;span style=color:#4f81bd&gt;Aims:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=font-size:10.0pt&gt;&lt;span style=font-family:Cambria,serif&gt; Infertility can cause social stigma and erode sexual self-esteem in women, highlighting the need to explore interventions like mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to address these challenges. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on infertility-related stigma and sexual self-esteem in infertile women.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;span style=line-height:normal&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=font-size:10.0pt&gt;&lt;span style=font-family:Cambria,serif&gt;&lt;span style=color:#4f81bd&gt;Materials &amp; Methods:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;span style=font-size:10.0pt&gt;&lt;span style=font-family:Cambria,serif&gt;This was a three-stage (pre-test, post-test, and follow-up) two-group (experimental and control) quasi-experimental study. To conduct the study, all infertile women referred to infertility treatment centers in Isfahan City in early 2023 were recruited using a convenience sampling method based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 40 participants were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n=20) or the control group (n=20). The sample group completed the Infertility-Related Stigma Questionnaire and the Sexual Self-Esteem Scale in three stages: Pre-test, post-test, and follow-up. The experimental group received an 8-session MBCT (one 90-minute session per week). Repeated measures ANOVA was used to analyze the results.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;span style=line-height:normal&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=font-size:10.0pt&gt;&lt;span style=font-family:Cambria,serif&gt;&lt;span style=color:#4f81bd&gt;Findings:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=font-size:10.0pt&gt;&lt;span style=font-family:Cambria,serif&gt; Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy significantly improved infertility-related stigma in the social withdrawal, family stigma, and public stigma dimensions (p&lt;0.01). However, the intervention was not significantly effective in enhancing sexual self-esteem in infertile women. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;span style=line-height:normal&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style=font-size:10.0pt&gt;&lt;span style=font-family:Cambria,serif&gt;&lt;span style=color:#4f81bd&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;span style=font-size:10.0pt&gt;&lt;span style=font-family:Cambria,serif&gt; Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy significantly reduces infertility-related stigma, specifically in the social withdrawal dimension. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;  </abstract>
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	<keyword>Mindfulness,Cognitive Therapy,Social Stigma,Self-Esteem,Infertility,Women,</keyword>
	<start_page>323</start_page>
	<end_page>329</end_page>
	<web_url>http://daneshafarand.org/browse.php?a_code=A-10-83016-1&amp;slc_lang=en&amp;sid=4</web_url>


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