A survey on the effectiveness of stress management training with cognitive-behavioral group therapy approach on state/trait anxiety, pregnancy anxiety and mental health of primiparous women

Zeinab Dareshouri Mohammadi; Soudabeh Bosaknejad; Sirous Sarvghad

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A survey on the effectiveness of stress management training with cognitive-behavioral group therapy approach on state/trait anxiety, pregnancy anxiety and mental health of primiparous women

Authors:

Zeinab Dareshouri Mohammadi^1,*,

Soudabeh Bosaknejad²,

Sirous Sarvghad³

1MA Student of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University of Fars, Shiraz, Iran

2Assistant Professor Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology and Education, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran

3Assistant Professor of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology, Sciences and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University of Fars, Shiraz, Iran

Jentashapir Journal of Cellular and Molecular Biology:Vol. 3, issue 4; e94054

Published online:Jul 29, 2012

Article type:Research Article

Received:May 19, 2019

Accepted:Jul 29, 2012

How to Cite:Zeinab Dareshouri MohammadiSoudabeh BosaknejadSirous SarvghadA survey on the effectiveness of stress management training with cognitive-behavioral group therapy approach on state/trait anxiety, pregnancy anxiety and mental health of primiparous women.3(4):e94054.

Abstract

Backgrund: Pregnancy is associated with physical and psychological changes in pregnant women. Thus, we evaluate the effectiveness of stress management training with cognitivebehavioral approach on psychological aspects of primiparous women including state/trait anxiety, pregnancy anxiety and mental health.

Methods: This research is a quasi-experimental study with pre and posttest. The convenience sampling included 30 primigravidae who obtained a standard deviation above the mean in mental health questionnaire and who enjoyed the demographic standard of the research. They were randomly divided into two groups as experimental and control (n=15). The experimental group was provided with stress management training 2 hours per day on a weekly basis, but the control group only had usual pregnancy cares. Then, they were again assessed by the mentioned questionnaires. The collected data were evaluated by multivariate covariance and were analyzed using SPSS software.

Results: The findings indicated that stress management training with cognitive-behavioral approach had a significant effect on state/trait anxiety (p< 0.001), pregnancy anxiety (p< 0.003) and its aspects (concerns about child birth (p< 0.002, concerns about interpersonal emotions/relationships P< 0.02) as well as mental health (P< 0.015), but has no significant effect on the concerns about changes in body (p< 0.12) appearance.

Conclusion: Stress management training program is an appropriate approach for mental health promotion and distress reduction due to the anxiety of primigravidae in dealing with the pregnancy stresses.

Keywords

Stress management training

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