Assessing maternal anxiety in pregnancy with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI): Issues of validity, location and participation

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 266-273

  Gunning, M D ^a   Denison, F C ^b   Stockley, C J ^c   Ho, S P ^c   Sandhu, H K ^c   Reynolds, R M ^c  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Pregnancy; STAI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; VALIDITY;

EID: 77955383853     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: 1469672X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646830903487300     Document Type: Article

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