The roles of constructive thinking and optimism in psychological and behavioral adjustment during pregnancy

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6201190
AutoresCrystal L Park (0000-0001-6572-7321, University of California, San Francisco), Philip J Moore (0000-0003-2292-0185), Rebecca A Turner (0009-0003-5191-8794), Nancy E Adler (0000-0001-6962-0724)
Ano1997
Volume73
Fascículo3
Páginas584-592
Data de publicação1997-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
EditoraAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.73.3.584
PMID9294904
OpenAlexW2009225403
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas29
Referências citadas5

This study examined the impact of constructive thinking on the anxiety, positive states of mind, and substance use of 221 women during pregnancy and the influence of optimism and perceived stress on these relationships. Participants were interviewed both early and late in pregnancy. Constructive thinking predicted both psychological and behavioral adjustment later in pregnancy, independent of age and social desirability. Subsequent path analyses indicated that constructive thinking mediated the impact of optimism on anxiety, positive states of mind, and substance use during pregnancy. In turn, the effect of constructive thinking on women's adjustment during pregnancy was itself mediated by their perceived stress. Implications for constructive thinking and optimism as independent constructs relevant to adjustment and their potential importance for future research and clinical applications are discussed.

Anxiety · Constructive · Developmental psychology · Optimism · Pregnancy · Process (computing · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Treatments and Assessments · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology