title: [Psychological Well-being of Highly-sensitive Persons in Transition to Parenthood - A Cross-sectional Study].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Well-being of highly sensitive people in the transformation period to parenthood is of increasing concern. This study examines whether the transformation period to parenthood has a higher effect on the psychological well-being (PWB) of highly sensitive people than on not highly sensitive people.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was undertaken of parents (n=614), highly sensitive (n=440) and not highly sensitive (n=174), at the transition to parenthood. Instruments were the Ryff psychological well-being scale. Independent variables and well-being were examined by descriptive and bivariate methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Well-being of highly sensitive parents is associated with transition to parenthood (b=-10,129; p<0.05) compared to the control group (7.3% of highly sensitive <50% of PWB; 0.6% of not highly sensitive <50% of PWB).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As one of the first studies, this examination looks into the data of highly sensitive parents. It can be stated that there is an urgent need for research in this area. Because with a prevalence of 10-20% highly sensitive people within the population, it can be assumed that highly sensitive mostly young parents, could be an important target group of health promotion.
authors.affiliation: Soziale Arbeit und Gesundheit, Hochschule Emden-Leer, Emden.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmückle
authors.affiliation: Soziale Arbeit und Gesundheit, Hochschule Emden-Leer, Emden.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lindert
authors.affiliation: Landesgesundheitsamt, Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart, Stuttgart.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schmolz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*