Women's Social Well-Being During Pregnancy: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Recent Life Events
Background: Adverse experiences during childhood and recent stressful life events are each associated with women's reduced well-being and poorer health during pregnancy. Few studies, however, have focused upon pregnant women's social well-being, and inclusion of both independent variables...
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Mary Ann Liebert
2022-06-01
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| author | Cheryl Buehler Savannah A. Girod Esther M. Leerkes Lauren Bailes Lenka H. Shriver Laurie Wideman |
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| description | Background: Adverse experiences during childhood and recent stressful life events are each associated with women's reduced well-being and poorer health during pregnancy. Few studies, however, have focused upon pregnant women's social well-being, and inclusion of both independent variables in the same analysis is rare. This study focuses upon adverse experiences during childhood as well as recent life events in relationship to four aspects of social well-being: social support, couple aggression for partnered women, neighborhood safety, and food insecurity.
Materials and Methods: A diverse community sample of 176 pregnant women completed questionnaires during their third trimester. A cross-sectional design was used that included retrospective reports of childhood experiences, as well as reports of recent life events and current well-being.
Results: Adverse experiences during childhood were uniquely associated with couple aggression (??=?0.206, p?=?0.026) and lower neighborhood safety (??=??0.185, p?=?0.021). Recent stressful life events were uniquely associated with lower social support (??=??0.247, p?=?0.001) and greater food insecurity (??=?0.494, p?=?0.000). For social support and food insecurity, there was a significant indirect pathway from adverse childhood experiences through recent stressful life events. Adverse child experiences and recent stressful life events did not interact.
Conclusions: A life-course perspective that considers women's experiences across their life span is critical for use by both researchers and health practitioners. Adverse childhood experiences and recent stressful life events are important for understanding social features of pregnant women's daily lives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-43bde482022a4829a0353acf8bf500402024-01-26T05:47:13ZengMary Ann LiebertWomen's Health Reports2688-48442022-06-013158259210.1089/WHR.2022.0023Women's Social Well-Being During Pregnancy: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Recent Life EventsCheryl BuehlerSavannah A. GirodEsther M. LeerkesLauren BailesLenka H. ShriverLaurie WidemanBackground: Adverse experiences during childhood and recent stressful life events are each associated with women's reduced well-being and poorer health during pregnancy. Few studies, however, have focused upon pregnant women's social well-being, and inclusion of both independent variables in the same analysis is rare. This study focuses upon adverse experiences during childhood as well as recent life events in relationship to four aspects of social well-being: social support, couple aggression for partnered women, neighborhood safety, and food insecurity. Materials and Methods: A diverse community sample of 176 pregnant women completed questionnaires during their third trimester. A cross-sectional design was used that included retrospective reports of childhood experiences, as well as reports of recent life events and current well-being. Results: Adverse experiences during childhood were uniquely associated with couple aggression (??=?0.206, p?=?0.026) and lower neighborhood safety (??=??0.185, p?=?0.021). Recent stressful life events were uniquely associated with lower social support (??=??0.247, p?=?0.001) and greater food insecurity (??=?0.494, p?=?0.000). For social support and food insecurity, there was a significant indirect pathway from adverse childhood experiences through recent stressful life events. Adverse child experiences and recent stressful life events did not interact. Conclusions: A life-course perspective that considers women's experiences across their life span is critical for use by both researchers and health practitioners. Adverse childhood experiences and recent stressful life events are important for understanding social features of pregnant women's daily lives.https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/WHR.2022.0023pregnantsocialwell-beinghealthACEslife events |
| spellingShingle | Cheryl Buehler Savannah A. Girod Esther M. Leerkes Lauren Bailes Lenka H. Shriver Laurie Wideman Women's Social Well-Being During Pregnancy: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Recent Life Events Women's Health Reports pregnant social well-being health ACEs life events |
| title | Women's Social Well-Being During Pregnancy: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Recent Life Events |
| title_full | Women's Social Well-Being During Pregnancy: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Recent Life Events |
| title_fullStr | Women's Social Well-Being During Pregnancy: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Recent Life Events |
| title_full_unstemmed | Women's Social Well-Being During Pregnancy: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Recent Life Events |
| title_short | Women's Social Well-Being During Pregnancy: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Recent Life Events |
| title_sort | women s social well being during pregnancy adverse childhood experiences and recent life events |
| topic | pregnant social well-being health ACEs life events |
| url | https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/WHR.2022.0023 |
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