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Religiosity/Spirituality and Mental Health and Quality of Life of Early Pregnant Women

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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.

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  1. Department of Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil

    Clarissa Rocha Panconi Piccinini

  2. School of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil

    Vivian de Castro Almeida

  3. Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil

    Oscarina da Silva Ezequiel

  4. Department of Obstetrics, Therezinha de Jesus Hospital, Juiz de Fora, Brazil

    Elisa Fontes de Matos Fajardo

  5. Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil

    Alessandra Lamas Granero Lucchetti

  6. Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Av. Eugênio do Nascimento s/n – Dom Bosco, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36038-330, Brazil

    Giancarlo Lucchetti

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Piccinini, C.R.P., de Castro Almeida, V., da Silva Ezequiel, O. et al. Religiosity/Spirituality and Mental Health and Quality of Life of Early Pregnant Women. J Relig Health 60, 1908–1923 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-01124-2

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