Dyadic Adjustment and Prenatal Attachment in Couples during Pregnancy

Fiskin G.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY, vol.51, no.4, pp.408-420, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/01926187.2021.1981174
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FAMILY THERAPY
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Periodicals Index Online, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Gender Studies Database, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.408-420
  • Keywords: Dyadic adjustment, prenatal attachment, pregnant, women, couples, MARITAL ADJUSTMENT, WOMEN, SATISFACTION, STRESS
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study is aimed to examine the relationship between dyadic adjustment and prenatal attachment. 346 pregnant women who applied to the antenatal polyclinic of a University Research Hospital constituted the sampling of the study. A pregnancy-information form, and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale and Prenatal Attachment Inventory were used to collect data from the pregnant women. There was a weak, positive, and significant relationship between prenatal attachment and dyadic adjustment. However, this study showed that pregnant women had a high dyadic adjustment and prenatal attachment. Also, it presented the need for improving dyadic adjustment to enhance prenatal attachment among pregnant women.