The interrelationship between pregnancy-specific anxiety and general anxiety across pregnancy: A longitudinal study

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 92-100

  Huizink, A C ^a,b   Menting, B ^a,b   Oosterman, M ^a,b   Verhage, M L ^a,b   Kunseler, F C ^a,b   Schuengel, C ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cross lagged model; Pregnancy specific anxiety; State anxiety; Trait anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MOTHER; NULLIPARA; PARENTHOOD; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANT WOMEN; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84906273902     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0167482X.2014.944498     Document Type: Article

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