APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Examining Belief in a Dangerous World & Maternal Mental Wellbeing from Preconception to Postpartum
- Aleah Brown
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH/ NICHD) - Nick Kerry
University of Pennsylvania - Julia Bittner
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - Bobby Cheon
National Institutes of Health
Abstract
We examined whether belief in a dangerous world (BDW) changed from preconception to postpartum, and whether BDW was associated with postpartum stress, anxiety, and depression in 135 participants. While BDW did not change, postpartum BDW was associated with stress, suggesting danger-related beliefs may contribute to maternal mental wellbeing.
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