Emotional Regulation and Marital Adjustment among Pregnant Women Across all Trimesters: A Comparative Study
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Emotional Regulation, Marital Adjustment, Pregnancy, TrimestersAbstract
The present study is intended to measure the emotional regulation and marital adjustment among pregnant women across all trimesters. The cross sectional design was carried out at Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat. Purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample. Data collected from the community, public and private hospitals. The construct were measured using translated version of Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Sana & Riaz, 2015) and Multidimensional Emotional Questionnaire (Shahid & Mushtaq, 2023). For data analysis, regression, independent t-test, cluster analysis and ANOVA were employed. Among 420 pregnant women the results of the ANOVA indicated that pregnant women have lower level of emotional regulation (M= 28.3929) and marital adjustment (M= 75.5000) during first trimester. The study shown that pregnant women from joint family have low marital adjustment and emotion regulation. Further, findings revealed that emotional regulation negatively predicted marital adjustment (β = -.443, p< .001). Women with high emotional intelligence understand and manage their own and others’ emotions well. They handle emotional reactions better than those with low emotional regulation. This ability helps them make positive adjustments in their married life. When the findings are examined in depth, it becomes obvious that pregnant women do not receive the attention they deserve. The majority of the worries have related to the symptoms are concerned about the state of their finances, family support, understanding or the health of their child. They require help as well as guidance from healthcare providers. This study will be useful for the heath and clinical settings to spread awareness for pregnant women, how to control the psychological issues along with health problems.
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