On the self-regulation of a health threat: Cognitions, coping, and emotions among women undergoing treatment for infertility

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 577-592

  Benyamini, Yael ^a   Gozlan, Miri ^b   Kokia, Ehud ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MACCABI HEALTHCARE SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Coping; Illness cognitions; Illness representation; Infertility; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVULATION INDUCTION; PERCEPTION; SAMPLE SIZE; THREAT;

EID: 18544370860     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:COTR.0000045566.97966.22     Document Type: Article

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