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The Effectiveness of Positive Psychology Training on Pregnancy Anxiety and Sleep Quality of pregnant Women

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Naemeh Moghiseh 1
Ghasem Askarizadeh 2
Masoud Bagheri 3

1 University of shahid bahonar

2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran.

3 Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

10.22034/ppj.2025.2039941.1042
Abstract
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.

Keywords

positive psychology
pregnancy anxiety
sleep quality، pregnant women

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