Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Model of Predicting Quality of Life According to Mindfulness with the Mediation of Pregnancy Anxiety in Pregnant Women

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
zeynab nejadhoseinian 1
saeid bakhtiarpour 2
firozeh zangeneh motlagh 3
1 PhD Student in Psychology, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran.
10.22038/mjms.2022.63620.3733
Abstract
Introduction and purpose: pregnancy  can cause various psychological damage to women, such as anxiety. according to this the present study was conducted to offer a model of predicting quality of life according to mindfulness with the mediation of pregnancy anxiety in pregnant women.
Methodology: The research method was descriptive-correlational and pathway analysis. The statistical population included pregnant women who referred to the hygiene centers and gynecologists offices in the city of Ahvaz in the autumn and winter of 2019. The statistical population included 400 pregnant women who were selected through available sampling method. The applied questionnaires included Quality of Life Questionnaire (Ware and Sherbourne, 1992) (QLQ), Pregnancy Anxiety Questionnaire (Vandenbergh, 1990) (PAQ) and Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire (Baer et al, 2008) (FFMQ). The data analysis was conducted through pathway analysis and Bootstrap test.
Findings: The results showed that mindfulness and pregnancy anxiety have significant relationship with quality of life (p<0.01). Moreover, mindfulness and pregnancy anxiety have significant direct effect on the quality of life (p<0.01). Furthermore, the results of Bootstap test showed that pregnancy anxiety has significant mediation role in the relationship of mindfulness with pregnant women’s quality of life (p<0.01). Finally, the model enjoyed an appropriate goodness of fit.
Conclusion: Considering the significant mediation role of pregnancy anxiety it is necessary for the clinical therapists to decrease pregnant women’s anxiety through applying efficient psychological therapy methods.
Keywords
Pregnancy anxiety
mindfulness
pregnant women
couple intimacy
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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 65, Issue 3
May and June 2022
Pages 1268-1279