ArticleArchives of women's mental health2021
Coping strategies mediate the associations between COVID-19 experiences and mental health outcomes in pregnancy.
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- The prevalence of mental ill-health in women during pregnancy and after childbirth during the Covid-19 pandemic: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Pooled it
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- Pregnant Women's Experiences of Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Predictors of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress: Prenatal and Postpartum Experiences in Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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- Prenatal Mental Health and Its Stress-Process Mechanisms During a Pandemic Lockdown: A Moderated Parallel Mediation Model.Psychiatry investigation · 2025Article
- Australian Women in the Perinatal Period During COVID-19: The Influence of Self-Compassion and Emotional Regulation on Anxiety, Depression, and Social Anxiety.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Emotional coping strategies in children with and without special educational needs during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Coping styles, strategies and psychological distress amongst perinatal individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a rapid review.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Review
- Stress Coping Strategies of Pregnant Women during COVID-19 Pandemic: a Literature Review.Maedica · 2024Article
- Experiences of undergoing internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for climate change-related distress: a qualitative study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- How Can the Coping Strategies Mediate the Relationship Among COVID-19 Stress, Depression, and Anxiety?Psychiatry investigation · 2024Article
- The Heterogeneity of Symptom Burden and Fear of Progression Among Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Latent Class Analysis.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- The Emotional Landscape of Pregnancy and Postpartum during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: A Mixed-Method Analysis Using Artificial Intelligence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Changes and predictors of maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.Archives of women's mental health · 2023Article
- Living with the Threat of Covid-19: Exploring the Psychological Impact of Covid-19 in Those who Conceived Through ART Versus Spontaneously.Maternal and child health journal · 2023Article
- Trajectories of distress from pregnancy to 15-months post-partum during the COVID-19 pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Repercussions of Pandemic and Preventive Measures on General Well-Being, Psychological Health, Physical Fitness, and Health Behavior: Mediating Role of Coping Behavior.Psychology research and behavior management · 2023Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in elevated mental health problems for pregnant women. Effective coping strategies likely reduce the impact of COVID-19 on mental health. This study aimed to (1) understand how COVID-19 stressors are related to different coping strategies and (2) identify whether coping strategies act as mechanisms accounting for the associations between COVID-19 stressful experiences and mental health problems in pregnancy. Participants were 304 pregnant women from Ontario, Canada. Depression, anxiety, insomnia, and perceived stress were assessed using validated measures. COVID-related stressors (i.e., financial difficulties, social isolation), subjective negative impact of COVID-19, and coping strategies used in response to COVID-19 were assessed by questionnaires. Results indicated that the subjective negative impact of COVID-19 was associated with more dysfunctional coping and less emotion-focused coping, whereas specific COVID-19 stressors, namely financial difficulties and social isolation, were associated with more dysfunctional coping and problem-focused coping. Dysfunctional coping was linked to elevated mental health problems and emotion-focused coping was linked to less mental health problems. Dysfunctional coping and emotion-focused coping partially mediated the effects of specific COVID-19 stressors on mental health outcomes. Findings indicate that coping is one pathway through which the COVID-19 pandemic impacts mental health in pregnancy. Supports and interventions for pregnant women during the pandemic should focus on bolstering coping skills, in order to minimize the mental health consequences of COVID-19.
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