Table 3 Comparison of infertility related stress mean scores based on socio-demographic and clinical characteristics groups (N = 96)

Age in years

< 35

1.97 (.58)

2.4*

0.52

2.60 (.76)

2.5*

0.54

1.40 (.74)

2.5*

0.56

1.89 (.80)

0.2

0.06

≥ 35

2.28 (.58)

3.04 (.82)

1.85 (.90)

1.94 (.81)

Employment

Housewives

2.10 (.67)

0.3

0.08

2.68 (.75)

0.4

0.11

1.57 (.75)

0.2

0.05

2.04 (.96)

1.1

0.22

Employed

2.05 (.56)

2.77 (.75)

1,53 (.75)

1.84 (.72)

Income

≤ 5000

2.03 (.54)

0.6

0.13

2.71 (.79)

0.4

0.09

1.39 (.67)

1.9

0.40

1.96 (.84)

0.7

0.15

> 5000

2.11 (.65)

2.78 (.83)

1.71 (.93)

1.84 (.76)

Relationship type

Married

2.02 (.58)

2.6*

1.01

2.69 (.80)

2.3*

0.90

1.50 (.79)

2.02*

0.78

1.88 (.81)

1.2

0.49

Cohabitation

2.62 (.38)

3.42 (.56)

2.14 (.99)

2.28 (.67)

Living children

Yes

1.84 (.75)

2.01*

0.49

2.39 (.91)

2.2*

0.56

1.55 (1.02)

0.04

.01

1.57 (.77)

2.2*

0.53

No

2.13 (.53)

2.84 (.75)

1.54 (.75)

2.00 (.79)

Cause

Known

2.05 (.61)

0.2

0.05

2.72 (.87)

0.2

0.05

1.56 (.81)

0.1

0.04

1.88 (.80)

0.3

0.07

Unknown

2.08 (.57)

2.76 (.74)

1.53 (.83)

1.94 (.81)

Past treatment

Yes

2.07 (.63)

0.1

0.02

2.82 (.92)

0.6

0.15

1.56 (.80)

0.1

0.02

1.85 (.79)

0.4

0.10

No

2.06 (.58)

2.70 (.75)

1.54 (.83)

1.93 (.81)