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CyberPsychology & Behavior
Chat about What Matters Most: An Analysis of Chat Contributions Posted to an Outpatient Fertility Website
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Martine Van Selm, Wouter Tuil, Christianne Verhaak, Gwendolyn Woldringh, Jan Kremer.
CyberPsychology & Behavior.
December 2008,
11(6): 675-677.
doi:10.1089/cpb.2007.0227.
Martine Van Selm, Ph.D.Department of Social Science Research Methodology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Wouter Tuil, M.Sc.Department of Medial Informatics, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Christianne Verhaak, Ph.DDepartment of Medical Psychology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Gwendolyn Woldringh, M.D.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Jan Kremer, M.D., Ph.D.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Abstract A content analysis of chat utterances generated by in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients and healthcare professionals revealed that most chat is about the treatment itself and not about childlessness; 56% discloses psychological aspects, 27% physical aspects, and 17% social aspects of the treatment; and that accounts of both external and internal coping behaviors could be identified.
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