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Identifier	Thesis 2190
Author	Rodriguez, Melissa J., 1974-
Title	Unplanned pregnancy, perceived stress, social support and antepartum depression
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2011;
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	The purpose of this study was to investigate the relation between perceived stress, social support, and antepartum depression in women experiencing unplanned pregnancies. Following the tenets of attachment theory (Bowlby, 1980), participants in the study who did not experience patterns of attachment with significant others that were warm and satisfying were expected to have more difficulty mitigating stressful situations during pregnancy. Interpersonal relationships often serve as a buffer to stressors and help reduce negative outcomes such as depression (Glazier, Elgar, Goel, & Holzapfel, 2004; Xie, He, Koszycki, Walker, & Wen, 2009). Since depression can affect both the current and future health of fetus and mother, it is important to identify supportive therapies that can help alleviate depressive symptoms during pregnancy. Survey research with 205 pregnant women ages 18-42 or over was conducted to explore the degree to which social support was predictive of perceived stress and antepartum depression in women who are pregnant. The Interpersonal Support Evaluation List- General Population (Cohen, Merlmelstein, Kamarck, & Hoberman, 1985) was used to measure levels of social support from friends and family during pregnancy. The Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen, 1988) was used to measure the degree to which a participant appraises life situations as stressful. The Center for Epidemiological Depression scale (Radloff, 1977) was used to assess depressive symptoms during pregnancy. It was hypothesized that women with unplanned pregnancies would report lower levels of social support and greater depressive symptoms compared with women with planned pregnancies. It was also hypothesized that, regardless of pregnancy intention in pregnant women, social support would moderate the relationship between perceived stress and depressive symptoms, such that the stress-depression relationship would be weaker for pregnant women who had higher social support. The hypotheses in the present study were supported: there was a significant difference in the depression scores for planned pregnancies (n=143, M=3.50, SD=0.53) and unplanned pregnancies [n=62, M=3.07, SD=0.71; t(205)=-4.50, p=.00], with women with unplanned pregnancies associated with higher levels of depression than women with planned pregnancies. There was a significant difference in the social support scores for planned pregnancies (n=143, M=3.50, SD=0.53) and unplanned pregnancies [n=62, M=3.07, SD=0.71; t(205)=-4.50, p=.00], with women with unplanned pregnancies associated with less social support than women with planned pregnancies. Results from a moderated multiple regression analysis and simple slopes analysis supported the hypothesis that social support would moderate the stress-depression relationship, with those with higher social support showing a weaker stress-depression relationship and those with lower social support showing a stronger stress-depression relationship. It is important to share the findings of such a study with the health community who is responsible for disseminating the type of information, physical, psychological, or environmental, that will best support the needs of women who may lack the necessary social support to help alleviate stress and antepartum depression
Subject	Pregnancy, Unwanted -- Social aspects Pregnancy, Unwanted -- Psychological aspects
Department	Department of Psychology
Advisor	DiPlacido, Joanne
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	804653127
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