| Variable | Correlations with ISE | Interpretation |
| BDI* | −0.251 | Moderate significant negative association (p = 0.018) |
| CAI* | −0.251 | Moderate significant negative association (p = 0.018) |
| Overt anxiety | −0.266 | Moderate significant negative association (p = 0.011) |
| Occult anxiety | −0.141 | A significant negative tendency association (p = 0.1) |
| GHQ* | 0.311 | High significant positive e association (p = 0.004) |
| FPI* | 0.072 | No association |
| Social concern of FPI | −0.312 | High significant negative association (p = 0.003) |
| Marital concern of FPI | −0.237 | Moderate significant negative association (p = 0.025) |
| Rejection of childfree lifestyle of FPI | −0.125 | No association |
| Sexual concern | −0.125 | No association |
| Age | −0.033 | No association |
| Husband age | −0.032 | No association |
| Education | −0.058 | No association |
| Husband education | −0.022 | No association |
| Job | 0.258 | Moderate significant positive association (p = 0.016) |
| Economic status | −0.135 | No association |
| Residency | −0.318 | High significant negative association (p = 0.003) |
| Duration infertility | −0.041 | No association |
| Kind of infertility | 0.074 | No association |
| Cause of infertility | 0.082 | No association |
| IUI | −0.052 | No association |
| Outcome of IUI | −0.058 | No association |