The connection of family adaptation and cohesion with anxiety at different trimesters of pregnancy

Abstract

One of the most important factors influencing the development of each person is the period of prenatal development. According to the results of numerous studies, it has been established that the psycho-emotional state of the future mother during pregnancy has an influence on the course of pregnancy and the process of childbirth, on the peculiarities of the prenatal development of the child and, as a result, on his/her personality in adulthood. During the research, Taylor’s Manifest Anxiety Scale was used in order to assess the anxiety levels for pregnant women. Moreover, the Family Adaptation and Cohesion Scale was applied to estimate the level of family cohesion and the level of family adaptation. The study of the psychological state of women during pregnancy suggests that the pregnancy has its own dynamics of aggravation and weakening of a woman’s existing problems and various psycho-emotional aspects of perception of the pregnancy and corresponding behavior. A particularly characteristic aspect is the aggravation of the existing personal, psycho-emotional and social problems in families, which are characterized by a disharmonious relationship with friends and ambiguous attitude to pregnancy and the future child. Modern researchers in the field of psychology of pregnancy set the task of studying factors influencing the development of the child and the welfare of the mother-child dyad, the emotional state of pregnant women, changes in their perception of the surrounding world, their attitude to the future child, and the influence of relationships with close people during pregnancy.