Testing the psychometric properties of Mandarin version of the fertility problem inventory (M-FPI) in an infertile Chinese sample

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 173-181

  Peng, Tao ^a,b   Coates, Rosemary ^b   Merriman, Gareth ^b   Zhao, Yun ^b   Maycock, Bruce ^c  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertility problem inventory; Infertile chinese couple; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GROUPS BY AGE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MANDARIN VERSION OF THE FERTILITY PROBLEM INVENTORY; MARLOWE CROWNE SOCIAL DESIRABILITY SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80955140395     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0167482X.2011.609950     Document Type: Article

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