نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشگاه شهید باهنر کرمان
2 دانشیار گروه روانشناسی، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه باهنر کرمان، ، کرمان، ایران
3 استاد گروه روانشناسی، دانشکده ادبیات و علوم انسانی، دانشگاه باهنر کرمان، کرمان، ایران
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عنوان مقاله English
نویسندگان English
This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Positive Psychological Intervention on pregnancy anxiety and sleep quality of pregnant women. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The study population consisted of pregnant women in Mashhad, from which 30 women who visited health centers were selected using a convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to the experimental or control group. The experimental group underwent an 7-session Positive Psychological Intervention over two months, while the control group received no intervention during this period. Data were collected before and after the intervention using the the Vandenberg Pregnancy Anxiety Questionnaire (PRAQ) (1989), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQ) (1989). The data was analyzed using Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA and SPSS-22 software. The results indicated that training in the positive psychological approach reduced pregnancy anxiety and improved sleep quality. Therefore, considering the effectiveness of Positive Psychological Intervention on pregnancy anxiety and sleep quality, it seems that this intervention could be beneficial for a calm pregnancy experience and for reducing psychological symptoms in pregnant women.
کلیدواژهها English