(1015) COUPLE CONFLICT AND LABOR EXPERIENCE: THE SERIAL MEDIATING ROLE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND PRENATAL ATTACHMENT

摘要: ObjectivesThe role played by the quality of the couple relationship on the outcomes of birth is well known. In particular, couple conflict is linked to a more challenging childbirth, such as more complicated labor experience. Although this link is evident, less is known about possible mediators of this relationship. Therefore, this study aims to build upon previous evidence by examining the serial mediating role of maternal psychological distress and prenatal attachment on the relationships between couple conflict and labor experience.MethodsA longitudinal design was carried out on 161 pregnant women (M age= 31.63±4.88). At weeks 31–32 of gestation, women filled out the Romance Qualities Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, the State Anxiety Inventory, and the Prenatal Attachment Inventory. The day of childbirth, hospital healthcare staff registered the clinical data of labor (duration of labor, administration of …