PSYCHOLOGICAL PORTRAIT OF KUZBASS WOMEN ENTERING THE ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES PROGRAM
Objective - to study the psychological status of Kuzbass women entering the program of assisted reproductive technologies. Results. The study showed that the level of personal anxiety, as an individual characteristic of women, is higher before entering the protocol, in contrast to the respondents of the control group. The leading motives for pregnancy in this category of women were defined as «Pregnancy to preserve relationships» and «Pregnancy to satisfy the need for love». The motive «Pregnancy as a protest» was not relevant for the Ith group of subjects. 58 % of women before entering the protocol in an emotional attitude to future pregnancy and upcoming motherhood have minor symptoms of anxiety, according to the results of the projective technique. Conclusions. women of Kuzbass, before joining the protocol, are more anxious in personal terms, they have a higher need for love, which they want not only to receive, but also to give. It is important for them to be in a serious and reliable relationship with a man. In an emotional attitude to the upcoming pregnancy and motherhood, most of the subjects have minor symptoms of anxiety, and a quarter of them have a conflict with this condition.