title: The correlates of mental health of well-educated Polish women in the first pregnancy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mental health is important in the development of pregnancy and a fetus.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine demographic, socio-economic, and personality-based correlates of mental health of well-educated Polish primiparas living in the capital city.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 164 women aged 22-38 in the second and third trimesters of a first, uncomplicated pregnancy. General Health Questionnaire-28, NEO-Five Factor Inventory, Life Oriented Test-Revised, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Body Satisfaction Scale, and Fear of Childbirth Scale were used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Professional work during pregnancy was a positive predictor of anxiety and insomnia, and good financial situation was negatively correlated with somatic symptoms and anxiety and insomnia. The trait anxiety was a positive predictor of anxiety and insomnia, neuroticism has played such a role in depression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The mental health of pregnant women may depend on socio-economic factors and personality traits. Monitoring these factors would enable one to assess the degree of risk for the deterioration of the mental health during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Tourism and Recreation and.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guszkowska
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Langwald
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaremba
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dudziak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011044:Poland; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Mental health; Poland; personality; pregnancy; socio-economic status