Religiosity/Spirituality and Mental Health and Quality of Life of Early Pregnant Women.
Clarissa Rocha Panconi PiccininiVivian de Castro AlmeidaOscarina da Silva EzequielElisa Fontes de Matos FajardoAlessandra Lamas Granero LucchettiGiancarlo LucchettiPublished in: Journal of religion and health (2021)
The present study aims to investigate how religious/spiritual (R/S) beliefs are associated with depressive, anxious and stress symptoms and quality of life (QOL) of 160 Brazilian women in early pregnancy. In this cross-sectional study, religiosity/spirituality (DUREL, Daily Spiritual Experiences, Brief-RCOPE), mental health (DASS-21) and quality of life (WHOQOL-Bref) were assessed. Negative R/S coping was associated with higher levels of depressive, anxious and stress symptoms and worse physical and psychological QOL. On the other hand, positive R/S coping, intrinsic religiosity, and spirituality were associated with better psychological QOL, while only spirituality was associated with better social QOL.