| Summary: | Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine anxiety, depression, self-efficacy perception, adjustment and the association between these conditions in primary infertile women undergoing infertility treatment. Methodology: It was a cross-sectional study. One-hundred and fifty-eight infertile women undergoing treatment were included in the study. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD-A-HAD-D), Turkish Version of the Infertility Self-Efficacy Scale Short Form (TISE-SF), and Turkish Version of the Fertility Adjustment Scale (T-FAS). Results: The mean scores of women were 21.55±5.19 for TISE-SF, 25.09±4.69 for T-FAS, 8.07±3.65 for HAD-A and 6.49±3.58 for HAD-D. There was a statistically significant weak negative correlation between TISE-SF and T-FAS scores (p=0.000; r=-0.282). There was a statistically significant moderate weak negative correlation between TISE-SF and HAD-A and HAD-D scores (p=0.000; r=-0.455; p=0.000; r=-0.426). There was a statistically significant weak positive correlation between T-FAS and HAD-A and HAD-D scores (p=0.000; r=0.319; p=0.010; r=0.205). There was a statistically significant moderate positive correlation between HAD-A and HAD-D scores (p=0.000; r=0.515). Conclusion: Infertile women had high scores of anxiety and depression, moderate self-efficacy, and inadequate adjustment. Self-efficacy perception, anxiety and depression and adjustment are correlated with each other.
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