Research on experiential avoidance, cognitive fusion and type D personality of pregnant / 中华行为医学与脑科学杂志

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Objective To explore the relationship among experiential avoidance,cognitive fusion and type D personality in pregnant women.Methods 309 pregnant women were assessed with self-made general information questionnaire,acceptance and action questionnaire-2nd edition (AAQ-Ⅱ),cognitive fusion questionnaire(CFQ) and type D personality scale(DS14).Results Average score of AAQ-Ⅱ and CFQ of 309 pregnant women were (16.41±7.55) and (24.24± 10.90),respectively.According to the type D personality questionnaire scores,the subjects were divided into four groups.Average score of each group on AAQ-Ⅱ and CFQ was respectively (21.25 ± 8.18) and (31.12± 10.99) for type D personality group (Group 1),(19.80±6.14) and (27.67±9.76) for negative emotion group(Group 2),(15.12±6.40) and (22.16±9.56)for social inhibition group (group 3) and (14.02±6.61) and (21.18±10.03) for group without negative emotions and social inhibition (group 4).The differences between groups were statistically significant (F=19.44,17.372,all P＜0.01).Correlation analysis revealed that AAQ-Ⅱ and CFQ were positively related to NA and SI (r=0.484,0.251,0.477,0.302,P＜0.05).NA and SI all entered the AAQ-Ⅱ regression equation and CFQ regression equation respectivelyY1 =4.655+ 1.032X1 + 0.836X2,Y2 =8.013+ 1.233X1 + 0.745X2 (Y1 as AAQ-Ⅱ,Y2 as CFQ,X1 as NA,X2 as SI).Conclusion Pregnant women with type D personality have the worst psychological flexibility.The two demensions of type D personality are predictive to experiential avoidance and cognitive fusion.