Women’s Word Use in Pregnancy: Associations With Maternal Characteristics, Prenatal Stress, and Neonatal Birth Outcome

Women’s Word Use in Pregnancy: Associations With Maternal Characteristics, Prenatal Stress, and Neonatal Birth Outcome

Background: Experiencing high levels of stress during pregnancy can impair maternal well-being and fetal development. Consequently, unbiased assessment of maternal psychological state is crucial. Self-report measures are vulnerable to social desirability effects. Thus, implicit measures, such as wor...

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Main Authors: Jessica Schoch-Ruppen, Ulrike Ehlert, Franziska Uggowitzer, Nadine Weymerskirch, Pearl La Marca-Ghaemmaghami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
pregnancy
prenatal stress
psychological well-being
birth outcome
word choice
LIWC
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01234/full

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