Pregnant in a Pandemic
Connecting Perceptions of Uplifts and Hassles to Mental Health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4229066 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephanie M Reich (0000-0002-8799-5236, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA), Nestor Tulagan (0000-0001-9491-1929, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA), Melissa Dahlin (0000-0003-2379-1303, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA), Sina Labaff (0000-0002-9478-2546, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA), Nikil Dutt (0000-0002-3060-8119, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA), Amir Rahmani (0000-0002-9453-6118, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA), Amir M Rahmani (0000-0003-0725-1155) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 711-725 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13591053221120115 |
| PMID | 36036227 |
| OpenAlex | W4293495621 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 53 |
How women experience pregnancy as uplifting or a hassle is related to their mental and physical health and birth outcomes. Pregnancy during a pandemic introduces new hassles, but may offer benefits that could affect how women perceive their pregnancy. Surveying 118 ethnically and racially diverse pregnant women, we explore (1) women's traditional and pandemic-related pregnancy uplifts and hassles and (2) how these experiences of pregnancy relate to their feelings of loneliness, positivity, depression, and anxiety. Regressions show that women who experience more intense feelings of uplifts than hassles also feel more positive, less lonely, and have better mental health. Findings suggest that focusing on positive aspects of being pregnant, in general and during a pandemic, might be beneficial for pregnant women's mental health
Anxiety · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Depression (economics · Disease · Ethnic group · Feeling · Loneliness · Mental health · Pandemic · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |