Managing multiple goals during fertility treatment: An interpretative phenomenological analysis
Journal article
Authors | Phillips, Elly, Elander, James and Montague, Jane |
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Abstract | This study investigated how men and women made sense of multiple goals during fertility treatment. Both members of three heterosexual couples participated in two or three semi-structured interviews over 6 months, producing 14 accounts, which were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. The goal of biological parenthood dominates assumptions in infertility research, but its importance varied between participants, who balanced that goal with retaining emotional well-being, avoiding financial difficulties and maintaining their relationship. These themes are discussed in the context of the self-regulation model, which allows fertility treatment experiences to be conceptualised more broadly than do other models. |
Keywords | Fertility treatment; Infertility; Phenomenology |
Year | 2013 |
Journal | Journal of Health Psychology |
Publisher | Sage |
ISSN | 13591053 |
14617277 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105312474915 |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/621462 |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ | |
hdl:10545/621462 | |
Publication dates | 15 Feb 2013 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 27 Feb 2017, 11:45 |
Rights | Archived with thanks to Journal of Health Psychology |
Contributors | University of Derby |
File | File Access Level Open |
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https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/92z1y/managing-multiple-goals-during-fertility-treatment-an-interpretative-phenomenological-analysis
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