One in Eight: A Grounded Theory Analysis on Communication Surrounding Female Infertility
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mallard, Jessica | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Drumheller, Kristina | |
| dc.creator | Paschel, Alyssa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-03-25T14:47:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-03-25T14:47:37Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2019-12 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-02-28 | |
| dc.date.submitted | December 2019 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2020-03-25T14:47:37Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study presents a grounded theory analysis of semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 10 women who have experienced female factor infertility. The study sought to inquire about participants’ experiences related to emotional support during infertility. Five overarching themes were identified: concealing feelings, making unfavorable comparisons, feeling resentful, experiencing relational change, and desiring validation but receiving invalidation. Although past studies have indicated infertility is a dichotomous experience, connections were drawn in the current findings that indicate infertility is a cyclical process. Participants cycled through each of the five themes at some point in their infertility journeys, often experiencing each theme more than once at different times in their battle. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11310/277 | |
| dc.subject | infertility | |
| dc.subject | grounded theory | |
| dc.subject | emotional support | |
| dc.title | One in Eight: A Grounded Theory Analysis on Communication Surrounding Female Infertility | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| thesis.degree.department | Communication Studies | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | MA, Communication Studies | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | West Texas A&M University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | M. A. |