Direct and indirect effects of perceived social support on womens infertility-related stress

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2113-2121

  Martins, Mariana V ^a   Peterson, Brennan D ^b   Almeida, Vasco M ^a   Costa, Maria E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

coping; infertility; social support; stress; structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FRIEND; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING;

EID: 79960534157     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der157     Document Type: Article

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