Explaining maternal antenatal attachment by psychological, clinical and sociodemographic factors: a path analysis study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antenatal attachment is a fundamental concept relative to human transition to parenthood and may be influenced by several factors. The aim of this study is to find the best model to explain maternal antenatal attachment based on the interaction among sociodemographic, clinical, and psychological variables.

Methods

Pregnant women (N = 407) were interviewed during the second trimester of pregnancy while waiting for medical consultations. A sociodemographic, obstetric, and psychometric protocol was used.

Statistical analyses

path analysis.

Independent variables

psychopathological symptomatology, depression, anxiety, stress, occupational stress, attitudes about pregnancy and motherhood, coping styles, marital satisfaction, sociodemographic, and clinical

SUBMITTER: Camarneiro APF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11448281 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature