National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2022 Apr 1;22(1):274. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04579-1.
The aim of the current study is to investigate the relationship between perceived control, coping and psychological distress among pregnant women in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is hypothesised that lower levels of perceived control, greater use of avoidant coping and greater Covid-19 related pregnancy concern will be associated with psychological distress. In addition, it is hypothesised that the relationship between Covid-19 related pregnancy concern and psychological distress will be moderated by perceived control and avoidant coping.
The study is cross-sectional, utilizing an online questionnaire, which was completed by 761 women in January 2021. The questionnaire includes measures of perceived control, coping style, perceived stress, anxiety and depression.
Correlation analyses found that lower levels of perceived control were associated with higher levels of avoidant coping and psychological distress. There was also a significant positive relationship between avoidant coping and psychological distress. Using multiple regression, perceived control, avoidant coping and Covid-19 related pregnancy concern were found to predict 51% of the variance in psychological distress. However, in the moderation analysis, perceived control and avoidant coping were not found to moderate the relationship between Covid-19 related pregnancy concern and psychological distress.
The results from this study suggest that pregnant women in Ireland are experiencing increased levels of psychological distress during the Covid-19 pandemic. The findings also suggest that perceptions of control and avoidant coping are associated with psychological distress in this group and could be used as intervention targets.
本研究旨在探讨新冠疫情期间爱尔兰孕妇的感知控制、应对方式与心理困扰之间的关系。假设感知控制水平较低、回避应对方式使用较多、新冠相关妊娠担忧程度较高，与心理困扰相关。此外，还假设感知控制和回避应对方式会调节新冠相关妊娠担忧与心理困扰之间的关系。
本研究采用横断面研究设计，于 2021 年 1 月利用在线问卷对 761 名孕妇进行调查。问卷包括感知控制、应对方式、感知压力、焦虑和抑郁的测量。
相关分析发现，感知控制水平较低与回避应对方式和心理困扰程度较高相关。回避应对方式与心理困扰之间也存在显著的正相关关系。多元回归分析表明，感知控制、回避应对和新冠相关妊娠担忧可以预测心理困扰的 51%变异。然而，在调节分析中，并未发现感知控制和回避应对方式会调节新冠相关妊娠担忧与心理困扰之间的关系。
本研究结果表明，爱尔兰孕妇在新冠疫情期间经历了更高水平的心理困扰。研究结果还表明，在该群体中，感知控制和回避应对方式与心理困扰相关，可作为干预的目标。
