| Reference code: | PT/FB/BL-2016-111.07 |
| Location: | BF-GMS
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Title:
| Emotion regulation strategies and perceived stress during pregnancy in expectant mothers and fathers
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| Publication year: | 2022
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URL:
| https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02646838.2022.2110224?journalCode=cjri20
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| Abstract/Results: | ABSTRACT
Background
Stress during pregnancy can increase physical and mental health risks in parents and offspring. Emotion regulation (ER) may protect against prenatal stress; however, ER is understudied in expectant parents, particularly expectant fathers. This study aimed to evaluate associations between ER strategies (reappraisal, suppression, ratio of suppression-to-reappraisal) and perceived stress among expectant parents, and also test whether expectant mothers and fathers differed in ER strategy use and perceived stress levels.
Methods
N = 83 expectant parents (62.7% mothers) in the third trimester completed measures assessing perceived stress,reappraisal, and suppression. ANCOVA, hierarchical regression, and multilevel models were used to evaluate associations between ER strategies and perceived stress, and test for sex differences.
Results
Controlling for age and education, lower reappraisal and higher suppression were associated with higher perceived stress; in addition, higher suppression-to-reappraisal ratios were associated with greater perceived stress. Mothers and fathers did not differ in perceived stress, reappraisal, or suppression; however, suppression-to-reappraisal ratios significantly differed.
Conclusion
Increasing ER skills such as reappraisal while reducing suppression may be beneficial for decreasing stress in expectant parents. Expectant fathers report similar levels of perceived stress to mothers and would benefit from prenatal mental health screening and intervention.
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| Accessibility: | Document does not exist in file
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Language:
| eng
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Author:
| Penner, F.
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Secondary author(s):
| Bunderson, M., Bartz, C., Brooker, R., Rutherford, H.
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Document type:
| Article
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Number of reproductions:
| 1
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Reference:
| Penner, F., Bunderson, M., Bartz, C., Brooker, R., & Rutherford, H. (2022). Emotion regulation strategies and perceived stress during pregnancy in expectant mothers and fathers. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 42(3), 410–423. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2022.2110224
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| 2-year Impact Factor: | 2.500|2022
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| Times cited: | 5|2025-09-24
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| Indexed document: | Yes
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| Quartile: | Q2
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| Keywords: | Prenatal stress / Emotion regulation / Cognitive reappraisal / Emotional suppression / Expectant mothers / Expectant fathers
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