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Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 1/2020

01-12-2020 | Anxiety | Research

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

Authors: Mingli Yu, Tian Qiu, Chunli Liu, Qi Cui, Hui Wu

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

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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Metadata
Title
The mediating role of perceived social support between anxiety symptoms and life satisfaction in pregnant women: a cross-sectional study
Authors
Mingli Yu
Tian Qiu
Chunli Liu
Qi Cui
Hui Wu
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Keyword
Anxiety
Published in
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-01479-w

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