Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

N. D. S. Naga Seema ¹, Sangeetha Thomas ², Ruopfuvinuo Pienyu ², B. Srinadh ³

Affiliations
1 Cenfre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, IN
2 Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, IN
3 Asian Institute of Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Genetics, Hyderabad, IN

Abstract

Religion and spirituality contribute significantly in the life of a pregnant woman towards her physical and psychological well-being. Hence this study was designed to explore the relationship between spirituality and well-being among antenatal women. Thirty women in the age group of 18 to 31 years were selected as participants from the outpatient departments of the antenatal clinics of two leading hospitals in Hyderabad. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale and Daily Spiritual Experience Scale were used. Spearman rs showed significant positive correlation between overall well-being and spirituality scores of the participants. The results also indicated that an increase in personal meaning, religiosity, and spirituality scores of the participants resulted in a significant increase in their well-being scores. Implications and shortcomings were also discussed.

Keywords

Spirituality, Psychological Well-Being, Antenatal Women, Personal Meaning.

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N. D. S. Naga Seema ¹, Aarti N. Nagpal ², G. B. Shravanti ³

Affiliations
1 Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Central University Campus PO, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana, IN
2 ICSSR, Centre for Health Psychology, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, IN
3 Department of Liberal Arts, IIT, Hyderabad, Telangana, IN

Abstract

Pregnancy is a complex psychophysiological process. The presence of obesity and stress increases the complexity in pregnant women. Therefore, the present study attempted to find out the level of perceived stress and examine the prenatal psychosocial risk in obese and non-obese women during their first trimester. Basing on a between-group survey design, 60 young pregnant women (30 obese & 30 non-obese) in their first trimester were selected. The Perceived Stress Scale and Prenatal Psychosocial Profile Scale were administered individually. The results revealed that the perception of stress of both obese and non-obese pregnant women was similar during first trimester. The findings showed that the obese pregnant women experienced significantly higher prenatal psychosocial risk compared to their non-obese participants. The condition of obesity was found to have large effect on the prenatal psychosocial risk. The implications and shortcoming were also discussed.

Keywords

Trimester, Perceived Stress, Prenatal Psychosocial Risk, Obesity.

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