Miscarriage, Religious Participation, and Mental Health

Approximately 15-20 percent of pregnancies result in miscarriage, yet pregnancy loss remains a socially taboo topic and one that has received limited attention in the literature. Utilizing nationally representative longitudinal data from the NLSY97, this study examines the influence of miscarriage o...

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Auteur principal: Petts, Richard J. (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell [2018]
Dans: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Année: 2018, Volume: 57, Numéro: 1, Pages: 109-122
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B USA / Femme / Fausse couche / Santé mentale / Religiosité
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
AE Psychologie de la religion
ZA Sciences sociales
ZD Psychologie
Sujets non-standardisés:B pregnancy loss
B Mental Health
B Miscarriage
B religious participation
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Résumé:Approximately 15-20 percent of pregnancies result in miscarriage, yet pregnancy loss remains a socially taboo topic and one that has received limited attention in the literature. Utilizing nationally representative longitudinal data from the NLSY97, this study examines the influence of miscarriage on mental health and whether this relationship is moderated by religious participation. Results from this study suggest that miscarriage is associated with lower mental health among women who also experience a live birth. Results also suggest that religious participation moderates the relationship between miscarriage and mental health; religion is more likely to lead to increases in mental health among women who experience a miscarriage than among women who do not experience a miscarriage. Overall, evidence suggests that religion may be an important coping mechanism for women who deal with pregnancy loss.
ISSN:1468-5906
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal for the scientific study of religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/jssr.12500