Meaningful orientations and asthenia in pregnant women and young mothers during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave
Introduction Pregnancy and childcare are naturally stressful for women, often accompanied by the asthenic syndrome. In a pandemic situation, this type of stress may be potentiated by external conditions. Objectives The study aimed to investigate the life-state orientations and asthenia levels of p...
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Introduction
Pregnancy and childcare are naturally stressful for women, often accompanied by the asthenic syndrome. In a pandemic situation, this type of stress may be potentiated by external conditions.
Objectives
The study aimed to investigate the life-state orientations and asthenia levels of pregnant women and young mothers in the context of a pandemic. We also analyzed the correlations between the life-state orientations and the different types of asthenias.
Methods
Data collection was carried out in June 2020 using a Google form that we developed. Pregnant women and young mothers with children under seven years of age participated in the study with 47 respondents. We used the Purpose-in-Life Test to investigate the meaningful orientations and the MFI-20 to determine the level of asthenia. Both questionnaires were adapted for use in Russia.
Results
We found that the mean overall MFI-20 score (M = 58.0±5.9) exceeded the mean values in our sample, indicating the presence of the asthenic syndrome. Physical asthenia (M = 12.9±1.4) and decreased activity (M = 12.0±1.7) were the strongest, with the lowest score on the general asthenia scale (M = 10.6±1.8). Correlation analysis showed that all components of meaningful orientations had multiple positive correlations with different types of asthenias, and the overall asthenia score was 100 % related to life meaningfulness (p < 0.01).
Conclusions
Pregnant women and young mothers are at risk for asthenia in the COVID-19 pandemic. This is obviously due to many responsibilities of mothers raising children.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc6f53de32094cbd8ec12f80a9ad4ca82023-11-17T05:05:57ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S489S48910.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1244Meaningful orientations and asthenia in pregnant women and young mothers during the first COVID-19 pandemic waveV. Titova0D. Ivanov1Y. Aleksandrovich2I. Gorkovaya3V. Rozhdestvenskiy4Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Department Of Psychosomatics And Psychotherapy, Saint Petersburg, Russian FederationSaint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Department Of Psychosomatics And Psychotherapy, Saint Petersburg, Russian FederationSaint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Department Of Psychosomatics And Psychotherapy, Saint Petersburg, Russian FederationSaint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Department Of Psychosomatics And Psychotherapy, Saint Petersburg, Russian FederationSaint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Department Of Psychosomatics And Psychotherapy, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation Introduction Pregnancy and childcare are naturally stressful for women, often accompanied by the asthenic syndrome. In a pandemic situation, this type of stress may be potentiated by external conditions. Objectives The study aimed to investigate the life-state orientations and asthenia levels of pregnant women and young mothers in the context of a pandemic. We also analyzed the correlations between the life-state orientations and the different types of asthenias. Methods Data collection was carried out in June 2020 using a Google form that we developed. Pregnant women and young mothers with children under seven years of age participated in the study with 47 respondents. We used the Purpose-in-Life Test to investigate the meaningful orientations and the MFI-20 to determine the level of asthenia. Both questionnaires were adapted for use in Russia. Results We found that the mean overall MFI-20 score (M = 58.0±5.9) exceeded the mean values in our sample, indicating the presence of the asthenic syndrome. Physical asthenia (M = 12.9±1.4) and decreased activity (M = 12.0±1.7) were the strongest, with the lowest score on the general asthenia scale (M = 10.6±1.8). Correlation analysis showed that all components of meaningful orientations had multiple positive correlations with different types of asthenias, and the overall asthenia score was 100 % related to life meaningfulness (p < 0.01). Conclusions Pregnant women and young mothers are at risk for asthenia in the COVID-19 pandemic. This is obviously due to many responsibilities of mothers raising children. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822012445/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | V. Titova D. Ivanov Y. Aleksandrovich I. Gorkovaya V. Rozhdestvenskiy Meaningful orientations and asthenia in pregnant women and young mothers during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave European Psychiatry |
| title | Meaningful orientations and asthenia in pregnant women and young mothers during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave |
| title_full | Meaningful orientations and asthenia in pregnant women and young mothers during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave |
| title_fullStr | Meaningful orientations and asthenia in pregnant women and young mothers during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meaningful orientations and asthenia in pregnant women and young mothers during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave |
| title_short | Meaningful orientations and asthenia in pregnant women and young mothers during the first COVID-19 pandemic wave |
| title_sort | meaningful orientations and asthenia in pregnant women and young mothers during the first covid 19 pandemic wave |
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