Network analysis of depression and anxiety symptoms and their associations with cognitive fusion among pregnant women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnant women often exhibit comorbidities of depression and anxiety, adversely affecting maternal and foetal health. Cognitive fusion is a cognitive process in which individuals excessively identify with ideas, and it is closely related to depression and anxiety; however, their symptom-level associations are still unclear. Network analysis provides a robust method to reveal important associations between symptoms. This study employed network analysis to explore the characteristics of depression and anxiety symptoms in pregnant women and their relationship with cognitive fusion.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2021 to August 2023 at two Asian hospital obstetric outpatient clinics in Guangzhou and Zhongshan, Guangdong Province, China, and

SUBMITTER: Liu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12105220 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature