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Abstract
Aim: There are many studies on the mood disorders that occur during pregnancy, but no studies that question how affective temperaments, which are the antecedents of the mood disorders, are influenced by pregnancy. This study aims to examine the affective temperaments in women without any psychiatric diagnoses during the pregnancy period.
Method: The study included 100 pregnant women at the third trimester of their pregnancy (pregnant group) and 75 non-pregnant women (control group). Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Axis-I Disorders (SCID-I) was used for the evaluation of psychiatric disorders; Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego Auto-questionnaire (TEMPS-A) was used for the evaluation of affective temperaments.
Results: The cyclothymic, irritable and anxious temperament scores of the pregnant women were significantly lower than that of the non-pregnant women (p < 0.05). Pregnancy predicted lower scores of cyclothymic, irritable and anxious temperaments. Younger age and lower levels of education were predictors of higher cyclothymic, anxious and depressive temperament scores. Younger age also predicted higher irritable temperament scores.
Conclusion: The third trimester of pregnancy is associated with significantly lower affective temperament. Future studies may help to understand the biological background of the present findings.
Chinese abstract
有许多研究是关于发生在孕期的心境障碍，但没有研究是关于情感气质这个心境障碍的前期因素是如何受妊娠的影响的。本研究的目的是探讨无任何精神疾病的妊娠妇女的情感气质。这项研究包括100例妊娠晚期孕妇（妊娠组）和75例非妊娠妇女（对照组）。DSM轴-I障碍定式临床检查（SCID-I）用于精神疾病的评估；情感气质自评量表（TEMPS-A）用于情感气质的评估。孕妇的循环性、易怒和焦虑的气质评分显著低于非妊娠妇女（P＜0.05）。妊娠预测循环性、易怒和焦虑气质的低评分。年轻和低教育水平是循环性、焦虑和抑郁的较高评分的预测因子。年轻也是较高易怒评分预测因子。孕晚期与显着较低的情感气质相关。将来的研究可能有助于了解目前的研究结果的生物学背景。