The mediating role of perceived social support between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study.

Publisher: BioMed Central Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 101153626 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1477-7525 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 14777525 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Health Qual Life Outcomes Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: [London] : BioMed Central, c2003-

Personal Satisfaction* ; Quality of Life* ; Social Support*; Anxiety/*psychology ; Pregnancy/*psychology ; Pregnant Women/*psychology; Adult ; China ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Surveys and Questionnaires

Background: Pregnancy can be stressful for women and families, so the life satisfaction of pregnant women may face significant challenges. This study aimed to identify the relationship among anxiety symptoms, perceived social support and life satisfaction, and to further explore whether perceived social support can play a mediating role.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted from June to September in Shenyang City, China in 2019. 290 effective questionnaires were collected. The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), the Zung's Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), the Multi-Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) as well as demographic variables were included in each questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regression was conducted to explore the mediating role of perceived social support in the relationship between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction. Then the mediation model was examined by the PROCESS macro for SPSS.
Results: After adjusting control variables, anxiety symptoms were negatively associated with life satisfaction and explained 14.7% of the variance. Higher level of perceived social support was related to higher level of life satisfaction, explaining 21.0% of the variance. Perceived social support partly mediated the relationship between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction for pregnant women.
Conclusions: Perceived social support played a mediating role between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction among pregnant women. Strategies and measures to improve perceived social support may be expected to buffer the impact of anxiety symptoms on pregnant women's life satisfaction.

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L19BSH014 Liaoning planning Program of Philosophy and Social Science

Keywords: Anxiety symptoms; Life satisfaction; Perceived social support; Pregnant women

Date Created: 20200712 Date Completed: 20201231 Latest Revision: 20201231

20231215

PMC7348126

10.1186/s12955-020-01479-w

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