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Strategies for coping with infertility
Author(s) -
Callan Victor J.,
Hennessey John F.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1989.tb02844.x
Subject(s) - intrapersonal communication , coping (psychology) , psychology , infertility , interpersonal communication , cognition , cognitive appraisal , clinical psychology , social psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Cognitive models of coping point to the use by individuals of appraisal‐focused, problem‐focused and emotion‐focused coping, as well as the need to consider an individual's coping response in terms of their intrapersonal and interpersonal resources. This cognitive approach was applied to organizing findings from research into the experience of infertility. At least nine coping strategies are identified that can be employed by couples. Discussion also raises several research questions about the personal crisis of infertility that need to be further investigated.