RT Journal Article
T1 Significance of A ection Changes during Pregnancy: Intimacy, Passion, and Commitment
A1 Fernández Carrasco, Francisco Javier
A1 González Mey, Urbano
A1 Rodríguez Díaz, Luciano
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
AB The complex process of gestation involves significant biological, psychological, and socialchanges for both women and men looking toward the same direction. The aim of this study was toanalyze changes occurring in affective health between the members of a couple during pregnancy.For this, a cross sectional descriptive study using Sternberg’s questionnaire based on his TriangularTheory of Love (intimacy, passion, and commitment) was implemented. A total of 180 couplesparticipated in the study. Data were collected four times during pregnancy: at the beginning, duringthe first trimester, the second trimester, and during the third trimester. The level of intimacy washigher at the beginning of pregnancy (123.93 +- 9.67), the same as the level of passion (119   9.83).The commitment score in women was, in general, higher than in men. The commitment score in menincreased at the beginning of the third trimester (124.31 +- 7.72). Statistically significant di erencesbetween the sexes were found for the level of commitment at the beginning of the pregnancy(p = 0.001) and at the third trimester (p = 0.008), these scores being higher for women than for men.No significant differences between men and women were found for the remaining components of thetriangle. During pregnancy, no significant changes were found regarding overall a ection throughoutthe entire period.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2019
FD 2019-06
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16715
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16715
LA eng
NO Fernández Carrasco, F. J., González Mey, U., Rodríguez Díaz, L.,  ... Gómez-Salgado, J. (2019). Significance of Affection Changes during Pregnancy: Intimacy, Passion, and Commitment. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(13), 2254. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16132254
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 30 may 2026