An investigation of dispositional mindfulness and mood during pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mindfulness courses are being offered to numerous groups and while a large body of research has investigated links between dispositional mindfulness and mood, few studies have reported this relationship during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to investigate this relationship in pregnant women to offer insight into whether an intervention which may plausibly increase dispositional mindfulness would be beneficial for this population.

Methods

A cross-sectional analysis was conducted to explore potential relationships between measures of mindfulness and general and pregnancy-specific mood. A sample of pregnant women (n = 363) was recruited using online advertising and community-based recruitment and asked to complete a number of questionnaires online.

Results</

SUBMITTER: Krusche A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6676599 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature