Abstract :
The main objective of the study was to investigate the impact of marital adjustment and emotional regulation on depression in infertile couples. A sample of 150 infertile couples was collected from different cities in the province of Punjab and the capital Islamabad. The instruments were the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Naseer, 2000) Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Khan & Kauser, 2014), and the Beck Depression Inventory (Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996). Data was analyzed by using SPSS (version-23) and AMOS (version-11). On testing the main assumption of the current study, findings of the study revealed that both actor and partner effects of emotion regulation on depression among married couples were significant whereas only the actor effect of marital adjustment on depression was significant (Model-I). Moreover, it was revealed that both actor and partner effects of components of emotion regulation (cognitive reappraisal and expression suppression) on depression among married couples were significant (Model-II). Further, it was found that husbands exhibited more cognitive reappraisal as compared to wives. The current study provided a rich and insightful understanding for researchers, educators, clinicians and other health professionals who are working for the betterment of the mental health of infertile couples.