Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Bioethics Institute Ghent, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Cult Health Sex. 2020 Mar;22(3):292-306. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2019.1589578. Epub 2019 Apr 1.
The way in which heterosexual couples manage information about infertility and donor insemination within their social networks has not yet been explored in-depth. This study focuses on how parents and aspiring parents manage information about infertility and donor insemination within their social networks. Fifteen Belgian couples were interviewed as part of a parenthood research project. Thematic analysis resulted in the identification of four themes. The first of these reveals how the social context can best be understood as a continuous confrontation with social expectations. A second theme highlights the diverse ways in which couples manage personal information in this confronting context. The third theme stresses how couples manage information about donor insemination so as to be treated as a 'normal' family. The final theme shows how emotional regulation within the context of the extended family plays a role in couples' decisions about how to manage information with relatives. Results are analysed using the concept of 'systemic emotion management' and the importance of being seen by others as a 'normal' family. Study findings signal the importance of managing information within social networks and are of relevance to a range of practitioners.
异性恋夫妇在社交网络中管理不孕和供精信息的方式尚未得到深入探讨。本研究聚焦于父母和准父母在社交网络中如何管理不孕和供精信息。作为一项生育研究项目的一部分，对 15 对比利时夫妇进行了采访。主题分析确定了四个主题。第一个主题揭示了社会背景如何最好地被理解为与社会期望的持续对抗。第二个主题强调了夫妇在这种对抗性背景下管理个人信息的多种方式。第三个主题强调了夫妇如何管理供精信息，以使自己被视为一个“正常”的家庭。最后一个主题表明，在大家庭的背景下进行情绪调节如何在夫妇决定如何与亲戚管理信息方面发挥作用。研究结果使用“系统情绪管理”的概念和被他人视为“正常”家庭的重要性进行分析。研究结果表明了在社交网络中管理信息的重要性，与一系列从业者有关。
