The Construct Structures of Psychological and Behavioral Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic in Pregnant Women.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The present study aimed to investigate the construct structure behind the psychosocial response, behavioral response, prenatal depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.

Method

The validated Chinese version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), PTSD CheckList (PCL)-6, and two newly established scales for COVID-19-related psychological and behavioral responses were used. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis was applied to evaluate the structural relationships of psychological and behavioral responses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Results

Of the 1,908 mothers who completed the questionnaires, 1,099 met the criteria for perinatal depression, and 287 were positively screened for P

SUBMITTER: He Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9323087 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature