Infertility Coping Scale Test

Understand your main infertility coping style in 2 minutes. With 9 quick items, it helps clinicians personalize emotional support and strengthen resilience during fertility treatment.

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How the Scales are Structured

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10/18

Accommodative Coping (AC)

Measures the extent to which a person adapts to infertility by reframing the importance of having a child and shifting goals toward more attainable values.

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3 – 7: Low | 8 – 13: Moderate | 14 – 18: High

A score of 10 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a balanced tendency to accommodate infertility by adjusting life goals and meanings without relying on this approach exclusively.

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15/18

Assimilative Coping (AC)

Measures how strongly a person uses active, persistent efforts to pursue reproductive goals and sustain a positive meaning of having a child when coping with infertility.

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3 – 8: Low | 9 – 13: Moderate | 14 – 18: High

A score of 15 indicates a high level of assimilative coping, suggesting a strong tendency toward active, goal-focused coping efforts in response to infertility-related stress.

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8/18

Meaning-in-Life Crisis (MiLC)

Measures the intensity of an existential crisis related to infertility, reflected in diminished or disrupted life meaning.

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3 – 7: Low | 8 – 12: Moderate | 13 – 18: High

A score of 8 falls in the Moderate range, suggesting a noticeable but not overwhelming crisis of life meaning associated with infertility.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

IVF patients and partners

46%OF USERS

People currently in or preparing for IVF who want to understand how they handle stress and what kind of support helps them most.

Trying to conceive long-term

34%OF USERS

Individuals or couples dealing with months or years of infertility who want clarity on their coping patterns and emotional needs.

Fertility counselors and clinicians

20%OF USERS

Professionals who use a quick screening tool to tailor psychological support and communication for each patient or couple.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Accommodative coping (Ac)

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12.3

Normal range

10.4 — 14.2

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Assimilative Coping (AC)

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6.9

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4.2 — 9.5

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Existential Crisis (EC)

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11.7

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9.8 — 13.6

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CLEAR ANSWERS TO COMMON QUESTIONS

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this questionnaire measure?

It measures common ways of coping with infertility-related stress. It identifies which coping strategies are used most often.

How long does it take to complete?

Most people complete it in about 2 minutes. It contains 9 questions.

How should items be answered?

Answer each item based on typical responses over the past several weeks. Select the option that best matches usual behavior, not an ideal response.

What coping strategies are covered?

Items cover active problem-focused actions, seeking support, acceptance, and avoidance. Results summarize the relative strength of these patterns.

How are results used in care?

Results support planning for psychological support during infertility treatment, including IVF. They help match interventions to the coping patterns shown.

WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

About This Assessment

Infertility Coping Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs

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This brief self-report measure is used to characterize coping responses associated with infertility-related stress. The Infertility Coping Scale provides a structured way to identify the coping strategies a respondent tends to rely on in this context (Dunkel-Schetter & Carver). It consists of 9 items and typically takes about 2 minutes to complete.

Results may help clinicians and other health professionals describe patterns such as problem-focused efforts, support seeking, acceptance, or avoidance, and use this information to guide supportive counseling and treatment planning. The Infertility Coping Scale is intended to complement, not replace, clinical evaluation and should be interpreted in light of the individual’s circumstances and current treatment context.

Author: Charles S. Carver, Susan C. Dunkel-Schetter

Literature: Folkman, S., & Lazarus, R. S. Coping as a mediator of emotion. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 1988.

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