Kamilla Komorowska, Dorota Suwalska-Barancewicz, Natalia Pilarska Psychosocial conditioning of perceived stress and gains and losses of personal resources among women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome

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Introduction: The main aim of this research is the assessment of the psychosocial conditioning of stress associated with procreation by showing group differences in temperament, type D personality, resilience, quality of marriage, sociodemographic variables, evaluation of losses and gains of personal resources, and assessment of perceived stress among women suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome.

Material and Methods: The study group consisted of 45 women. They were patients in a hospital gynaecological ward and clients of a private gynaecological practice. In the research, the following instruments were applied: Type D Assessment Scale (DS14), Temperament Questionnaire EAS, Polish Resiliency Assessment Scale (SPP-25), Questionnaire of Marriage Quality, Conservation of Resources Evaluation, and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS 10).
Results: A hierarchy of women's perceived losses of personal resources was identified, with the top three being loss of physical fitness, self-health, and trust in those in power. At the top of the hierarchy of personal resource gains was the ability to carry out one's own plans, life wisdom, and a sense of personal development. The strongest relationships were observed between perceived stress, total resource losses, and resilience, namely: tolerance for failure and treating life as a challenge, an optimistic attitude towards life and the ability to mobilise for difficult situations, and overall resilience score.

Conclusions: Psychosocial factors were associated with varying levels of perceived losses and gains of personal resources as well as stress intensity.