Supplementary Table: Expression of Negative Emotions Scale (ENES)
Please rate how often you currently express your feelings to the people listed below when you experience
negative emotions related to fertility problems.
Please circle NEVER if you have a relationship with the person listed but do not talk to them about your
emotions (e.g. you have a sibling/siblings but do not tell them about your concerns). Circle N/A if you do not
express these feelings to.....
N/A
Always
related to my fertility problems, I currently
Never
When I experience negative emotions
Sometimes
have a relationship with someone in these categories (e.g. you do not have a sibling).
1) ... my spouse/partner
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N/A
2) ... my mother / step-mother
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N/A
3) ... my father / step-father
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N/A
4) ... my sibling(s)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N/A
5) ... another relative
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N/A
6) ... my “best friend”
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N/A
7) ... my other friends
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N/A
8) ... my coworker(s)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N/A
9) ... other people who are experiencing
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N/A
10) ... my counselor or therapist
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N/A
11) ... my medical doctor
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N/A
12) ... members of a professional support
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
N/A
13) ... other (specify) ________________
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
14) ... no one, I keep these feelings to myself
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
fertility problems (or have experienced them
in the past)
group (e.g. RESOLVE)
15) ... no one, because I do not currently
experience negative emotions related to
fertility problems
True
False