Assessing psychological trauma levels and contributory factors among pregnant women following seismic events
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4228912 |
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| Authors | Pınar Kara (0000-0001-6710-6713, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Karacasu Campus, Kahramanmaraşİstiklal University, Dulkadiroğlu, Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye), Evşen Nazik (0000-0001-5464-4467, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Balcalı Campus, Çukurova University Faculty of Health Sciences, Sarıçam, Adana, Türkiye) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 13591053251362774-13591053251362774 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-06 |
| 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 | 10.1177/13591053251362774 |
| PMID | 40913432 |
| OpenAlex | W4414033471 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 19 |
This study aimed to examine post-earthquake psychological trauma and its contributing factors among pregnant women who were exposed to the large-scale twin earthquakes that occurred on February 6, 2023, in Türkiye. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 5227 pregnant women and found that 72.2% experienced post-earthquake psychological trauma following the earthquakes, including behavioral, sleep-related, emotional, and cognitive symptoms. The most significant factors contributing to this trauma were exposure to the earthquake in the most severely affected centers or in center with the highest number of aftershocks, as well as a sense of helplessness. The independent variables accounted for 21.7% of the variance in psychological trauma. These findings highlight that pregnant women experienced difficulties with emotional regulation, sensory processing, cognitive restructuring, and sleep disturbances after the large-scale twin earthquakes in Türkiye. This underscores the need for strategic planning to strengthen mental health for pregnant women in the aftermath of disasters
Environmental health · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Psychological trauma · Child Abuse and Trauma · Infant Development and Preterm Care · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Psychology · Clinical Psychology
Lazarus and Folkman's Psychological Stress and Coping Theory
Prevalence and determinants of common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and lower-middle-income countries
The prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder in pregnancy and after birth
Stress, appraisal, and coping
Earthquakes and mental health
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