Pregnant Women’s View on Their Relationship: A Comparison With Nonpregnant Women
The positive effects of partner support on pregnancy outcomes and maternal (mental) health are well established in the literature. Less is known about pregnant women’s perceptions of their partner and relationship, and whether these differ from those of nonpregnant women. Therefore, in the current s...
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| description | The positive effects of partner support on pregnancy outcomes and maternal (mental) health are well established in the literature. Less is known about pregnant women’s perceptions of their partner and relationship, and whether these differ from those of nonpregnant women. Therefore, in the current study, data were collected through an online questionnaire among pregnant (n = 66) and nonpregnant (n = 59) women with similar demographic profiles. The results show that pregnant women reported feeling significantly more happy with both their partner and their relationship than nonpregnant women. Importantly, we did not find any differences in self-esteem or mate value between groups. Although the present study is mainly exploratory, we suggest that pregnant women may show a positive bias in the way they view their partner and their relationship, which in turn may be beneficial to her own as well as her child’s mental and physical health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8cdecd0c703f4b42918adbafd65913a52023-01-02T16:26:32ZengPsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for PsychologyInterpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships1981-64722013-12-017227228110.5964/ijpr.v7i2.122ijpr.v7i2.122Pregnant Women’s View on Their Relationship: A Comparison With Nonpregnant WomenKarlijn Massar0Abraham P. Buunk1Stefan L. K. Gruijters2Work & Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The NetherlandsSocial & Organizational Psychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The NetherlandsWork & Social Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The NetherlandsThe positive effects of partner support on pregnancy outcomes and maternal (mental) health are well established in the literature. Less is known about pregnant women’s perceptions of their partner and relationship, and whether these differ from those of nonpregnant women. Therefore, in the current study, data were collected through an online questionnaire among pregnant (n = 66) and nonpregnant (n = 59) women with similar demographic profiles. The results show that pregnant women reported feeling significantly more happy with both their partner and their relationship than nonpregnant women. Importantly, we did not find any differences in self-esteem or mate value between groups. Although the present study is mainly exploratory, we suggest that pregnant women may show a positive bias in the way they view their partner and their relationship, which in turn may be beneficial to her own as well as her child’s mental and physical health.http://ijpr.psychopen.eu/article/view/122pregnancyrelationship satisfactionpartner satisfaction |
| spellingShingle | Karlijn Massar Abraham P. Buunk Stefan L. K. Gruijters Pregnant Women’s View on Their Relationship: A Comparison With Nonpregnant Women Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships pregnancy relationship satisfaction partner satisfaction |
| title | Pregnant Women’s View on Their Relationship: A Comparison With Nonpregnant Women |
| title_full | Pregnant Women’s View on Their Relationship: A Comparison With Nonpregnant Women |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Pregnant Women’s View on Their Relationship: A Comparison With Nonpregnant Women |
| title_short | Pregnant Women’s View on Their Relationship: A Comparison With Nonpregnant Women |
| title_sort | pregnant women s view on their relationship a comparison with nonpregnant women |
| topic | pregnancy relationship satisfaction partner satisfaction |
| url | http://ijpr.psychopen.eu/article/view/122 |
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