The Relationship of Personality Traits on the Levels of Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy

This study was conducted to investigate the relationship of personality traits on levels anxiety and depression during pregnancy. cross-sectional among 205 pregnant women over age 18 who attended pregnancy outpatient clinic for follow-up between June September. The data were collected by means “Socio-demographic Data Form,” “Cervantes Personality Scale (CPS),” “Hospital Anxiety Depression (HADS).” mean participants found be 30.73±5.66 years. Scores obtained women's CPS 12.56±6.45 subdimension extraversion/introversion, 16.61±8.03 sub-dimension emotional stability/neuroticism, 21.63±5.10 sincerely/insincerely. HADS 7.35±4.42 anxiety, 5.89±4.26 depression. It that 21.4% had high 14.1% them there a significant stability/neuroticism. extraversion/introversion As result this study, it concluded is in women. In addition, with introversion neuroticism more prone