Psychophysical stress and depression in pregnant women

Author(s)	Ms. Jigna R. Varu, Dr. Dhara R. Doshi
Country	India
Abstract	The main purpose of present research was to find out the difference on psychophysical stress and depression in pregnant and non-pregnant women. The total sample was consisted at 80 pregnant and non-pregnant women (40 pregnant & 40 non pregnant women). The psychophysical stress scale was used for measure psychophysical stress. The scale was developed by Shanu Maheshwari (2002) and translate to Gujarati by Somaiya S. Back Depression scale was used for measure Depression. To find out the results various statistical methods were applied which included 't' test and correlation. The results indicate that there is significant difference at psycho physical stress and Depression among pregnant and non-pregnant women. There was positive correlation between Psychophysical stress and Depression.
Keywords	Psychophysical Stress, Depression, Women, Pregnancy, Mental Health
Field	Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On	2025-05-20
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.45437
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9kvcw

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