Life satisfaction of the pregnant women

Abstract

Introduction. Satisfaction with life is a general assessment of satisfaction with one’s own achievements and living conditions on many levels. This includes human cognitive processes, expressing the emotional state that occurs as a result of achieving a specific goal. According to Juczyński, the assessment of life satisfaction is the result of confronting one’s own situation with the adopted criteria. If the result of the comparison is positive, the implication is the feeling of satisfaction. Satisfaction with life of pregnant women is dependent on many factors, including: personality traits, emotions, sociodemographic, factors as well as numerous physiological and psychological changes occurring during pregnancy.Aim. The aim of the study is to assess the level of life satisfaction of pregnant women depending on sociodemographic factors.Material and methods. The research was conducted on 415 women hospitalized and receiving care in counseling centers for pregnant women. The research was carried out by means of a diagnostic survey using a standardized Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) and an original questionnaire to collect demographic data.Results. Based on the average assessment of life satisfaction, it was found that 48.43% (n = 201) of the surveyed pregnant women was characterized by a high degree of life satisfaction, 35.18% (n = 146) average, and 16.39% (n = 68) of the respondents experienced a low level of life satisfaction.Conclusions. Sociodemographic factors conditioned the feeling of satisfaction with life of pregnant women. Pregnant women who had a greater sense of life satisfaction were: those in relationship rather than those who were single; women with higher education than those with basic, vocational or secondary education; pregnant women working mentally rather than those not working.

Relationships between Life Satisfaction, Happiness and Meaning in Life in Pregnancy during COVID-19 Pandemic

“…al., 2014;Battulga et al, 2021;Turk et al, 2017), our results failed to support these findings. Moreover, level of education was related neither to life satisfaction nor to happiness in our sample, on the contrary to Skurzak et al (2019), who found that pregnant women with higher education were more satisfied in life. While studies on gestational age and level of life satisfaction in pregnancy reported mixed findings in line of decreasing, stable to increasing life satisfaction (Aasheim et al, 2014;Branecka-Wozniak et al, 2020;Dyrdal et al, 2011), gestational age was not a predictor of life satisfaction and happiness in current study.…”

“…Other studies that examined life satisfaction in pregnant women depending of sociodemographic variables found that maternal age, parity (Aasheim et al, 2014), relationship status and education were related to higher life satisfaction (Skurzak et al, 2019). More specifically, first-time mothers of advanced age reported lower life satisfaction (Aasheim et al, 2014;Battulga et al, 2021), while pregnant women with a spouse and higher education reported higher life satisfaction (Skurzak et al, 2019). Younger women were also happier during pregnancy than older women (Battulga et al, 2021;Turk et al, 2017).…”

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Levels of Physical Activity in the Last Trimester, Life Satisfaction and Perceived Stress in Late Pregnancy and in the Early Puerperium

“…Cronbach’s alpha reliability index for the SWLS is 0.81 (Polish version) [ 31 , 32 ]. The SWLS scale is a frequently used scale to assess life satisfaction in perinatal women [ 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ]. Stress was assessed on the basis of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), using the Polish version adapted by Juczyński and Ogińska-Bulik [ 38 ].…”

Gebelerin Emosyonel Durumları ile Yaşam Memnuniyetlerinin İncelenmesi

“…Yaşam memnuniyeti, her insan tarafından benzersiz bir şekilde deneyimlenir ve kişilik özelliklerine, bireysel kaynaklara, dış etkenlere, yaşam koşullarına, yaşam olaylarına ve bunların etkileşimine bağlıdır 26 . Yaşam memnuniyeti, genellikle mutluluk ve yaşam kalitesi ile eşanlamlı olarak kullanılmaktadır 27 .…”