ROLE OF NEUROTICISM AND RELATIONSHIP DISILLUSIONMENT BETWEEN GRIEF DUE TO PREGNANCY LOSS AND POST TRAUMATIC GROWTH AMONG AGE GROUPS AND NUMBER OF MISCARRIAGES
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Neuroticism, Relationship Disillusionment, Grief, Post-traumatic Growth
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The purpose of the present study was to examine the role of neuroticism and relationship disillusionment between grief due to pregnancy loss and post traumatic growth. Sample consisted of young and middle adult women with different number of miscarriages from Sargodha Divisions in Punjab, Pakistan (N = 200). A cross-sectional research design and purposive sampling technique was used to collect data. Relationship disillusionment by Niehuis and Bartell (2006), Neuroticism a subscale of Big five inventory by John and Srivastav (1999), Perinatal Grief Scale (Potvin et al., 1989), and post-traumatic growth inventory by Todeschini and Calhoun (1996) were used. The findings indicated that all variables were correlated in the expected directions. Neuroticism moderates and relationship disillusionment meditates the relation of grief due to pregnancy loss and post traumatic growth. The loss of a pregnancy has diverse psychological effect on women and may also have potentially longer-term consequences for fertility. By embarking on a meticulous and comprehensive exploration of the intricate interplay between the profound depths of grief that accompany pregnancy loss, need to develop intervention programs that will help partner to control disillusionment feelings and negative thoughts to improve post traumatic growth of females with grief feeling. one of the focal objectives of this research study was to make a substantial contribution to the profound comprehension of strategies aimed at amplifying the emotional well-being and increase post traumatic growth of women following the heart-wrenching ordeal of pregnancy loss.
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Ayesha bibi
Mphil, Department of Psychology, University of Lahore, Lahore, Punjab Pakistan
Saleha Iffat
Mphil, Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab Pakistan
Rida Zahra
Scholar, Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab Pakistan
Hafiz Muhammad Zeeshan Iqbal
Lecture, Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Bhakkar Campus, Punjab Pakistan
Irum Javaid
MS Clinical Psycology, Department of Psychology, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
Maryam bibi
Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan