Research Article
Promoting Wellbeing in Pregnancy: A Multi-component Positive Psychology and Mindfulness-Based Mobile App
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-25872-6_21, author={Claudia Carissoli and Giulia Corno and Stefano Montanelli and Daniela Villani}, title={Promoting Wellbeing in Pregnancy: A Multi-component Positive Psychology and Mindfulness-Based Mobile App}, proceedings={Pervasive Computing Paradigms for Mental Health. 9th International Conference, MindCare 2019, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 23--24, 2019, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={MINDCARE}, year={2019}, month={7}, keywords={Pregnancy Positive psychology Multi-component intervention Mindfulness Mobile app Wellbeing}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-25872-6_21} }- Claudia Carissoli
Giulia Corno
Stefano Montanelli
Daniela Villani
Year: 2019
Promoting Wellbeing in Pregnancy: A Multi-component Positive Psychology and Mindfulness-Based Mobile App
MINDCARE
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-25872-6_21
Abstract
Pregnancy involves important changes for women of all ages: it is a time of physical and psychological change. Women may experience anxiety and negative emotions, which can negatively influence their wellbeing and make difficult their adaptation to the new role of mothers. Furthermore, poor mental well-being and difficulties in emotion regulation can negatively affect obstetric outcomes, development of the child and neonatal adaptation. The aim of this work is to present a new self-applied multi-component positive psychology- and mindfulness-based intervention (MPPMI) supported by a mobile App addressed to pregnant women. The core of this MPPMI is to combine traditional positive psychology activities with mindfulness-based exercises. The purpose of this MPPMI App (available in both Android and IOS versions) is to increase positive feelings, behaviors and cognitions and to learn strategies to better cope with anxiety to get adaptively and positively through pregnancy.