Measuring resilience in women experiencing infertility using the CD-RISC: Examining infertility-related stress, general distress, and coping styles

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 236-241

  Sexton, Minden B ^a   Byrd, Michelle R ^b   von Kluge, Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Factor analysis; Infertility; Resilience; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNOR DAVIDSON RESILIENCE SCALE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY PROBLEM INVENTORY; HUMAN; MENTAL CAPACITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RESILIENCE; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; WAYS OF COPING QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 77049112027     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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