ArticleMaternal and child health journal2020
Associations Between Social Network Characteristics and Loneliness During Pregnancy in a Sample of Predominantly African American, Largely Publicly-Insured Women.
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- The Impact of Social Support and Pregnancy on Subjective Well-Being: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
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- Validating the Chinese social network index: network size centrality, loneliness as a bridge, and social motivations.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Mapping Social Support Networks for African American Women During Childbirth in the USA: A Systematic Scoping Review.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2025Review
- Positive maternal mental health in pregnant women and its association with obstetric and psychosocial factors.BMC public health · 2023Article
- 'Those whom I have to talk to, I can't talk to': Perceived social isolation in the context of anxiety symptoms among pregnant women in Pakistan.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Loneliness in pregnant and postpartum people and parents of children aged 5 years or younger: a scoping review.Systematic reviews · 2022Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with maternal loneliness during the postpartum period in Gondar city.Heliyon · 2022Article
- Self-harm among post-natal mothers in Northwest Ethiopia: Implication for policy and practice.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- "Listening to understand," exploring postpartum women's perceptions of their social networks and social support in relation to their health behaviors and weight: A qualitative exploratory study.Women's health (London, England)Article
- The Importance of Social Networks for Support and Health Beliefs throughout Pregnancy.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
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Abstract
objectivesMost research evaluating relationships between social network attributes and loneliness have focused on older adult and adolescent networks. The present study examines the relationships between social network size (number of relationships), social network density (whether named relationships are connected to one another) and maternal loneliness during pregnancy.
methodsEligible women were enrolled at the time of their dating ultrasound (between 8 and 12 weeks of gestation). Interested women provided written consent and completed demographic, social network and loneliness measures. Participants completed the same surveys in their third trimester. Mixed-regression models, adjusted for age, race, ethnicity, and insurance type, were used to assess the relationship between social network size, network density, and loneliness.
resultsA total of 94 pregnant women (mean age = 23.77, 70.2% Black, 87.2% public insurance) completed baseline study measures, and 60 participants completed both assessment time points. Completers and non-completers did not differ on key characteristics. Social network density, but not social network size, predicted maternal loneliness ([Formula: see text]= - 1.27, 95% CI - 2.53, - 0.01, p = 0.0489) in the first and third trimester.
conclusionsThese findings indicate that pregnant women's social network density may be more intimately related to feelings of loneliness than the objective number of relationships. This knowledge can begin to inform the design of supportive approaches to improve women's health.
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