The indirect effect of contextual factors on the emotional distress of infertile couples

Psychology and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 533-549

  Moura Ramos, M ^a,e   Gameiro, S ^a,b   Canavarro, M C ^a   Soares, I ^c   Santos, T A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^e Universidade Lusada de Lisboa   (Portugal)

Author keywords

couple analysis; emotional distress; indirect effects; infertility; infertility stress; path analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMOTION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PARENT; PORTUGAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SPOUSE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; MALE; PARENTS; PORTUGAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84855896047     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2011.598231     Document Type: Article

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