INFLUENCE OF PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN IN ADEOYO HOSPITAL IBADAN, OYO STATE

Abstract

For women, being pregnant and waiting for the birth of their child are fascinating times. It has also been demonstrated that this is a sensitive period when women may be more vulnerable to psychological problems. Therefore, this study examines the influence of psychosocial factors on psychological well-being among pregnant women n Adeoyo hospital Ibadan, Oyo state. Nigeria  The study utilized cross-sectional survey design and one hundred and forty-five participants were purposively selected from a government hospital in Ibadan south-west local government. Data were collected using a 51-item structured questionnaire with five scales. One hypothesis was tested using multiple regression analysis at p<0.05 level of significance. The result revealed that there was significant joint influence of  social support, marital satisfaction , job satisfaction and psychological wellbeing  [F(4,145) =6.50, R2 = .12; p<.05] with the variables accounting for 12% of the variance in psychological wellbeing Further results show that marital satisfaction (?=-.45; p<.01) significantly independently predicted psychological wellbeing. The result showed that women who are not martially satisfied, who lacks social support and who are not satisfied with their job will experience psychological distress and this result revealed how these factors predicted psychological wellbeing. Therefore, psychologist, and other professionals should put measures in place to reduce marital dissatisfaction among couples in order to have a healthy psychological wellbeing during pregnancy so that their mental health will preserved to avoid peripartum depression. Key words: pregnant women, psychological well-being, marital satisfaction, psychosocial factors and psychological distress.