Affiliation before and after child delivery as a function of repression-sensitization.
A group of 177 women were asked, before and after child delivery, to state their preference for being alone or with other women. They were also asked to rank their level of anxiety. After delivery they filled out the Repression-Sensitization Scale of Byrne, Barry & Nelson (1963). Results show sensitizers to be more anxious than repressors before but not after delivery. Before delivery repressors preferred to be alone, while sensitizers wanted to stay with others. After delivery both groups show a significant preference for being with others. There is no significant correlation between anxiety and affiliation.
D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D012095:Repression-Sensitization; D012919:Social Behavior; D012933:Social Identification