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Farnoosh Moafi1, Maryam Momeni2, Mohadeseh Tayeba1
1Midwifery Department, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Journal of Religion and Health
|September 23, 2018
Summary
Spiritual intelligence may help reduce depression after pregnancy loss. Higher personal meaning production in spiritual intelligence was linked to lower depression rates in women following spontaneous abortion.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Obstetrics
Background:
- Pregnancy loss is a significant stressor linked to mental health issues.
- Spiritual intelligence offers a coping mechanism for stress and may improve outcomes after spontaneous abortion.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the correlation between spiritual intelligence and depression in women post-spontaneous abortion.
- To identify predictors of depression following spontaneous abortion.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional descriptive-correlational study involving 185 women hospitalized after spontaneous abortion.
- Data collected via demographic/obstetric questionnaire, Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory, and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (administered 7 days post-abortion).
- Multiple logistic regression analysis used to identify significant predictors of depression.
Main Results:
- 54% of women experienced depression post-spontaneous abortion.
- Key predictors of depression included lower educational status, increased gestational age at abortion, and lower personal meaning production (a dimension of spiritual intelligence).
- Spiritual intelligence demonstrated a significant correlation with post-abortion depression.
Conclusions:
- Spiritual intelligence is significantly associated with depression after spontaneous abortion.
- Promoting spiritual intelligence may help alleviate depression, stress, and anxiety following pregnancy loss.
- Interventions to enhance spiritual intelligence could support women experiencing complicated pregnancies and postpartum recovery.
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