An examination of the information disclosure behavior of infertility bloggers: Patterns of self-disclosure and anonymity

The study of infertility blogs is of particular interest to LIS research since blogs authored by people with chronic illness or health conditions provide naturalistic sources of data about the blogger's illness-related information behavior ([53] [Neal, D.M.] and McKenzie, 2011). Bloggers often write about a single topic or a set of topics, forming niche communities ([62] [Ratliff], 2009).