A Longitudinal Study on Motherhood and Well-Being: Developmental and Clinical Implications

Pregnancy and puerperium are crucial periods at both the biological and psychological levels. The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate women's perceived health and illness during pregnancy and puerperium through the assessment of hedonic and eudaimonic components of well-being, sym...

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Autores principales:	Delle Fave,Antonella, Pozzo,Melissa, Bassi,Marta, Cetin,Irene
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Sociedad Chilena de Psicología Clínica 2013
Materias:	positive psychology hedonic and eudaimonic well-being peripartum depression
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description	Pregnancy and puerperium are crucial periods at both the biological and psychological levels. The aim of this longitudinal study was to investigate women's perceived health and illness during pregnancy and puerperium through the assessment of hedonic and eudaimonic components of well-being, symptoms of peripartum depression, and their relationship. Nineteen women recruited at the Unit of Obstetrics and Gy-necology of a university hospital in Northern Italy were enrolled and answered a set of questionnaires at two time points: 20-22 weeks of gestation and 6 months after childbirth. Results showed a substantial lack of correlation between the dimensions of mental illness and mental health. The analysis of the well- and ill-being components showed low levels of depression as well as good levels of mental health, especially concerning the eudaimonic components of well-being, both during and after pregnancy. Overall, findings attested to a general stability of well-being over pregnancy and puerperium.
author	Delle Fave,Antonella Pozzo,Melissa Bassi,Marta Cetin,Irene
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title	A Longitudinal Study on Motherhood and Well-Being: Developmental and Clinical Implications
title_short	A Longitudinal Study on Motherhood and Well-Being: Developmental and Clinical Implications
title_full	A Longitudinal Study on Motherhood and Well-Being: Developmental and Clinical Implications
title_fullStr	A Longitudinal Study on Motherhood and Well-Being: Developmental and Clinical Implications
title_full_unstemmed	A Longitudinal Study on Motherhood and Well-Being: Developmental and Clinical Implications
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publisher	Sociedad Chilena de Psicología Clínica
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A Longitudinal Study on Motherhood and Well-Being: Developmental and Clinical Implications

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