The effect of perceived anxiety and social support on psychological resilience in pregnant women with First Trimester miscarriage threat

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of perceived anxiety and social support on psychological resilience in pregnant women diagnosed with 1st trimester threatened miscarriage. The population of the cross-sectional study consisted of 173 pregnant women admitted to Bursa/ Inegol State Hospital.The data were collected through face-to-face interviews using Personal Information Form, Beck Anxiety Scale, Psychological Resilience Scale for Adults, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale and COVID-19 Fear Scale. Data were analyzed with SPSS 25.0. Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was used for the reliability of the scales and Kolmogorov-Smirnov statistic was used for the conformity of the scales to normal distribution. In order to compare the mean scale scores according to the socio-demographic characteristics of the participants, independent samples t-test was used for two groups and One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used for more than two groups. Regression analysis was used to determine the effect of independent variables on the dependent variable. The Bonferroni test, one of the multiple comparison tests, was used to determine which groups were responsible for the difference in the variables with statistically significant differences. Pearson Correlation test was used to examine the relationships between variables. The mean Beck Anxiety score of the participants was 27.49±4.29, the mean Multidimensional Perceived Social Support score was 55.30±12.01 and the mean Psychological Resilience for Adults score was 93.81±17.78. According to the t-test findings on psychological resilience and its sub-dimensions, there is a significant difference between the mean scores of general psychological resilience and family size, kinship status with the spouse, education level, income level, social support received, thinking about pregnancy again, age at marriage, age at first pregnancy and contraceptive method. In conclusion; the psychological resilience levels of the participants were found to be moderate. Perceived anxiety and social support variables were found to have an effect on psychological resilience. Keywords: Perceived anxiety, pregnancy, psychological resilience, social support, threat of miscarriage.