Correlation among irrational parenthood cognitions, fertility stress, and social support in patients with repeated implantation failure and the mediating effect of fertility stress: a cross-sectional survey

Purpose This study investigated the relationships among irrational conceptions of parenthood, fertility stress, and social support, as well as the mediating effect of fertility stress, in patients with repeated implantation failure. Methods Patients who underwent assisted reproductive technology due to repeated implantation failure at the Reproductive Centre at Women's Hospital between January 2020 and August 2022 were selected using cross-sectional research and convenience sampling. A total of 129 patients with recurrent implantation failure were investigated using the Irrational Parenthood Cognitions Questionnaire (IPCQ), Fertility Problem Inventory (FPI), and Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS). Results The differences in irrational parenthood cognitions, fertility, stress, and social support among patients with repeated implantation failure in the education and yearly household income subgroups were statistically significant ( P