Coping with infertility online: An examination of self-help mechanisms in an online infertility support group

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 315-318

  Malik, Sumaira H ^a   Coulson, Neil S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infertility; Internet; Self regulation; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHIT CHAT; CONTENT ANALYSIS; COPING BEHAVIOR; CREATIVE EXPRESSION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; GENDER; GRATITUDE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFORMATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SADNESS; SELF HELP; SUPPORT GROUP; UNIVERSALITY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERNET; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957271420     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.01.007     Document Type: Article

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