摘要：Only a few researchers have studied the role of infertility and other psychological factors on marital satisfaction among Indian couples. The main objective of this study is to explore the role of infertility and selected psychological variables on the marital satisfaction of the couples and to see whether infertility interact with gender to influence the level of marital satisfaction.Standardized Scales on marital satisfaction, resilience and emotional intelligence were administered to patients who visited infertility clinics and a matched group of normal individuals from the community.Infertile women were less satisfied in their marital life than their husbands. Infertility and gender had an interaction effect on marital satisfaction. In a regression model, gender, emotional intelligence, resilience and status of infertility emerged as significant predictors of marital satisfaction. Being an infertile Indian woman is definitely disadvantageous compared to the males and the psychological factors like emotional intelligence and resilience could influence the marital satisfaction in the context of infertility.
