The impact of motherhood on the course of women’s psychological wellbeing
The impact of motherhood on the course of women’s psychological wellbeing
Samenvatting
Background: Having children or being childless is associated with differences in women's psychological wellbeing during the reproductive age period.
Methods: An individually matched case-control cohort study, measuring psychological wellbeing with the 5-item Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5) was conducted. Repeated measures analysis of variance and chi-square tests were used to measure the across time changes of MHI-5 scores. ANCOVA and Cochran's Q examined the differences between MHI-5 scores of women with children (cases) and of childless women (controls) at three timepoints. Timepoints were determined by the cases’ pre-pregnancy (T1), post-birth (T2), longer-term (T3) moments.
Results: Motherhood status has a significant medium effect on psychological wellbeing [F(1.112) 20.99, p
| Organisatie | Hogeschool Rotterdam |
| Lectoraat | Kenniscentrum Zorginnovatie |
| Gepubliceerd in | Journal of Affective Disorders Reports Elsevier, Vol. 6 (2021), Uitgave: article nr. 100216 |
| Datum | 2021-09-03 |
| Type | Artikel |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100216 |
| Taal | Engels |
