Study on depression, anxiety, coping style and family environment in healthy pregnant women

Abstract

Objective To study the relationship between depression,anxiety,coping style and family environment in healthy pregnant women.Methods 96 healthy pregnant women were selected randomly from the obstetrical ward of Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University.They were assessed using self-compile common state questionnaire,Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS),Self-Rating Anxiety Scale(SAS),Coping Style Questionnaire (CSQ)and Family Environment Scale-Chinese version(FES-CV).Results Among 96 healthy pregnant women who correctly finished the test-papers,the positive rates of SDS and SAS were 31.25%and 10.42%respectively.The severity of depression Was negatively related to family cohesion,expressiveness and problem-solving(standard regression coefficients were 3.766,0.786 and 0.637 respectively),and was positively related to independence,withdrawal,self-accusation and contradictoriness(standard regression coefficiems were 0.535,0.506,1.498 and 0.516 respectively).The severity of anxiety was negatively related to family cohesion,solving-problem,expressiveness(standard regression coefficients were 3.053,0.515 and 0.73 respectively),and was positively related to contradictoriness,self-accusation and withdrawal(standard regression coefficients were 0.841,0.418 and 0.393 respectively).Conclusion Some pregnant women have depression and anxiety mood.It has some relations with their coping style and family environment. Key words: Healthy pregnant women; Cross-sectional study; Depression; Anxiety; Coping style; Family environment