评估与怀孕相关的焦虑量表的因素结构:对母亲和婴儿福祉的影响
Frances C Calkins1, Lauren M Laifer1, Rachel C B Beck1
1Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA.
Journal of reproductive and infant psychology
|September 30, 2024
概括
与怀孕相关的自我焦点焦虑 (PrA) 独特地预测了分娩后的内化问题,身体健康状况较差以及母亲与婴儿的联系受损. 查自我聚焦的PRA可以改善产后母亲和婴儿的健康状况.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 孕产妇健康 孕产妇健康
- 儿童发展 儿童发展
背景情况:
- 怀孕相关焦虑量表 (PRT) 是一种常见的怀孕相关焦虑量表 (PrA).
- 关于PRT的因子结构和心理特性的研究有限.
- 了解PRA的尺寸对于预测产后结果至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索PRT的因子结构.
- 为了检查PrA的特定维度是否预测产后结果.
- 调查PRA维度与母亲/婴儿福祉之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 招募了159名孕妇的社区样本.
- 参与者在怀孕期间完成了PRT和其他自我报告措施.
- 产后结果在1个月和6个月后进行评估.
主要成果:
- 一个双因素模型支持两种PRT维度:以婴儿为中心和以自我为中心的关注.
- 母亲自我关注的PRA预测了产后内化问题 (β=.22).
- 专注于自我的PRA还预测了身体健康状况的恶化 (β=-.27) 和母亲和婴儿之间的联系受损 (β=.19).
结论:
- 对特定PrA维度的查对母亲和婴儿的福祉有价值.
- 专注于自我的PRA,与专注于婴儿的PRA不同,是负面产后结果的关键预测因素.
- 识别以自我为中心的PRA可以加强对新生母亲和婴儿的预防和干预工作.
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