Patel, D;
Blandford, A;
Stephenson, J;
Shawe, J;
(2019)
Understanding The Use Of Social Technologies During A Life Transition: Men's Experience with Fertility Problems.
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Proceedings of the 22nd ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM): Austin, TX, USA.
(In press).
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Abstract
Transition to parenthood is a common experience but one that can be particularly challenging for people who have difficulty in conceiving. Men are reportedly likely to feel isolated and stigmatised when they experience fertility problems and are more likely to turn to sources of social technology for support than approach healthcare services. We share our findings from two studies with data from two different sources; online forum comments and semi-structured qualitative interviews to explore how and why men use technology when they experience fertility problems. We report our findings in relation to the proposed workshop themes.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Understanding The Use Of Social Technologies During A Life Transition: Men's Experience with Fertility Problems |
| Event: | 22nd ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing |
| Location: | Austin, Texas, US |
| Dates: | 09 November 2019 - 13 November 2019 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://cscw.acm.org/2019/ |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Life Transitions, Social Technology, Online Forums, Fertility, Finding a New Normal, Sense-making, Men |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL EGA Institute for Womens Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10085647 |
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