Pregnancy-specific anxiety: which women are highest and what are the alcohol-related risks?
Pregnancy-specific anxiety: which women are highest and what are the alcohol-related risks?
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DOI:
10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.07.010
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发表时间:
2013-04-01
影响因子:
7.3
通讯作者:
Arch, Joanna J.
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作者:
Arch, Joanna J.
In a national US sample of pregnant women (n=311), we investigated the question of who becomes highly anxious about pregnancy by examining putative sociodemographic, pregnancy- and mental health-related predictors of pregnancy anxiety. We also assessed the contribution of pregnancy anxiety to the risk of significant alcohol consumption during pregnancy. English-speaking pregnant women aged 18+years were recruited online. Results indicated that sociodemographic factors (younger age, white, unmarried, lower education, lower household income, no previous children), feelings about current pregnancy (unwanted), and general anxiety (higher general and state anxiety) predicted higher pregnancy-related anxiety, whereas age, religiosity, number of weeks pregnant, unplanned pregnancy, and maternal depressive symptoms did not. Pregnancy anxiety was the single strongest predictor of alcohol drinking risk during pregnancy (p