PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, HEALTH PROMOTING & HEALTH IMPAIRING BEHAVIOR AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN

Authors

  • Atiq ur Rehman Hazara University, Mansehra KP Pakistan,Department of Psychology, Govt. Graduate College Jaranwala, District Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Syeda Farhana Kazmi Department of Psychology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v5i01.1004

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine how much age, income, education, health promoting and health impairing behavior correlates and predict the psychopathology (depression) among pregnant women. The sample was taken from the maternity units of the government, private hospitals and clinics of Faisalabad district. The sample of 432 pregnant women in 1st trimester was taken by purposive sampling technique. The demographics were age, income, education of pregnant women. Prenatal Health Behavior Scale (PHBS) was used to measure the health promoting and health impairing behavior and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to measure the psychopathology. The findings revealed that age and health impairing behavior positively predicted depression (β = .19, p < .001), (β = .48, p < .001) respectively while income, education and health promoting behavior negatively predicted depression (β = -.09, p < .01), (β = -.08, p < .05), (β = -.31, p < .001) respectively. The ∆R2 value of .38 revealed that 38% change in the variance of model 1 and model 2 with ∆F (2,426) =189.48, p < .001.The findings revealed that age, income, education, health promoting behavior and health impairing behavior are significantly associated and predictors of depression.

Keywords: Pregnancy, Psychopathology, Health promoting behavior, Health impairing behavior

Author Biographies

  • Atiq ur Rehman, Hazara University, Mansehra KP Pakistan,Department of Psychology, Govt. Graduate College Jaranwala, District Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

    PhD Scholar ,Assistant Professor

  • Syeda Farhana Kazmi, Department of Psychology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

    Ph.D., Professor, Chairperson

Additional Files

Published

2023-03-03

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 01 (2023): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“PSYCHOPATHOLOGY, HEALTH PROMOTING & HEALTH IMPAIRING BEHAVIOR AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 5, no. 01, pp. 69–75, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v5i01.1004.