The role of partner support, ego-resiliency, prenatal attitudes towards maternity and pregnancy in psychological well-being of women in high-risk and low-risk pregnancy

We have shown by multiple regression analyses that partner support (as an external source of support) and ego-resiliency (as a personality trait and internal source of support) are significant factors contributing to pregnant women's satisfaction with many different domains of psychological wel...

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Published in:Psychology, health & medicine health & medicine, 2020-05, Vol.25 (5), p.630-638
Main Authors: Ilska, Michalina, Przybyła-Basista, Hanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
attitudes towards motherhood and pregnancy
Autonomy
Ego
ego-resiliency
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
High risk
Humans
Mothers
partner support
Partners
Personal Satisfaction
Personality traits
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications - psychology
Prenatal care
Psychological functioning
Psychological well being
Purpose in life
Resilience
Resilience, Psychological
Self-acceptance
Social Support
Spouses - psychology
Young Adult
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Summary:We have shown by multiple regression analyses that partner support (as an external source of support) and ego-resiliency (as a personality trait and internal source of support) are significant factors contributing to pregnant women's satisfaction with many different domains of psychological well-being (PWB), such as positive relations with others, self-acceptance, and environmental mastery, facilitating better psychological adaptation to pregnancy and motherhood. Type of pregnancy (high-risk or low-risk) is important for two areas of PWB of pregnant women, namely positive relations with others and self-acceptance. The attitudes towards maternity and pregnancy are weaker predictor than ego-resiliency and partner support and they are significant only for one PWB dimension - autonomy. Positive or negative attitudes towards motherhood and the unborn child depend on the education level. They are less stable factors than ego-resiliency. Empirical evidence is found for the moderating role of the pregnancy type (low- vs. high-risk) in the relationships between support from partner and two dimensions of PWB: positive relations with others and purpose in life. The received partner support helps women in high-risk pregnancy with positive psychological functioning, especially in maintaining the belief that their life is purposeful and in sustaining quality relationships with others.
ISSN:1354-8506
1465-3966
DOI:10.1080/13548506.2020.1737718