Anxiety, depression and self-efficacy levels of women undergoing first trimester abortion

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dc.contributor.authorFaure S.
dc.contributor.authorLoxton H.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:57:52Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:57:52Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the relationship between anxiety, depression, perceived self-efficacy and biographical variables, before and after the termination of a first trimester pregnancy. Seventy-six participants were recruited from three health facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa. Scores on the State-Trait Anxiety Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory and a Self-Efficacy Scale revealed that high levels of state-anxiety and moderate levels of depression were experienced before abortion. Levels of anxiety and depression generally decreased significantly within a three-week period after the abortion. High self-efficacy was related to lower levels of anxiety and depression. Higher levels of education and self-efficacy and low levels of depression, trait-anxiety and gestational age were significantly related to healthy short-term adjustment. It was shown that pre-abortion depression and self-efficacy scores had the power to predict post-abortion depression.
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dc.identifier.citationSouth African Journal of Psychology
dc.identifier.citation33
dc.identifier.citation1
dc.identifier.issn812463
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10642
dc.titleAnxiety, depression and self-efficacy levels of women undergoing first trimester abortion
dc.typeArticle
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