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The results revealed that: (1) Women who were first time mothers did not show significantly more anxiety symptoms compared to women who already had children. (2) Women who were more active in discussions in their pregnancy group scored higher on the GAD-7 scale, which is the opposite of the current study’s second hypotheses. (3) Women who sought information frequently online about pregnancy related topics scored higher on the GAD-7 scale, compared to the women who didn’t. Key words: Pregnancy, pregnancy social support groups, online search, anxiety.","abstract_html":"As internet use grows, more people have turned to the internet to obtain health-related information, including expectant mothers. While internet can help pregnant women gather information about each stage of the pregnancy, online searches and behaviors that are motivated by a woman's need for reassurance about herself or her pregnancy may reinforce anxiety. The main goal of this study is to understand how being in a pregnancy support group on social media could have an impact on women’s mental health. The participants in this study were 202 women between the age 18 – 39 (M = 29.1, SD = 4.9). The results revealed that: (1) Women who were first time mothers did not show significantly more anxiety symptoms compared to women who already had children. (2) Women who were more active in discussions in their pregnancy group scored higher on the GAD-7 scale, which is the opposite of the current study’s second hypotheses. (3) Women who sought information frequently online about pregnancy related topics scored higher on the GAD-7 scale, compared to the women who didn’t. 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Key words: Pregnancy, pregnancy social support groups, online search, anxiety.","Eftir því sem netnotkun eykst hafa fleiri leitað til internetsins til þess að afla sér heilsutengdar upplýsingar, þar á meðal verðandi mæður. Þó að netnotkun hafi tilhneigingu til að hjálpa konum að mæta upplýsingaþörf sinni á meðgöngu, getur leit á netinu og þörfin fyrir fullvissu um sjálfa sig eða meðgöngu sína aukið kvíða. Markmið rannsóknarinnar var að skoða hvaða áhrif það hefur á geðheilsu kvenna að vera í bumbuhóp á meðgöngu. Borið var saman frumbyrjur og fjölbyrjur. Þátttakendur í þessari rannsókn voru 202 konur. Aldur þátttakenda var á bilinu 18 – 39 (M = 29.1, SD = 4.9). Niðurstöður leiddu í ljós: (1) Frumbyrjur upplifðu ekki marktækt meiri kvíða samanborið við fjölbyrjur. (2) Konur sem voru virkar í bumbuhópnum sínum upplifa meiri kvíða, sem er öfugt við tilgátu rannsóknarinnar. (3) Konur sem notuðu netið oft til að afla sér upplýsinga upplifðu meiri kvíða samanborið við þær sem notuðu netið sjaldan eða aldrei til að afla sér upplýsinga. Lykilorð: Meðganga, bumbuhópar á netinu, netnotkun, kvíði."]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["The effect of social media pregnancy support groups on expectant mothers."]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor":["Háskólinn í Reykjavík"],"dc:creator":["Gintare Butkuté 1998-"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2022-06-16T14:24:26Z"],"dc:date.available":["2022-06-16T14:24:26Z"],"dc:date.issued":["2022-06-16T14:24:28Z"],"dc:description.abstract":["As internet use grows, more people have turned to the internet to obtain health-related information, including expectant mothers. While internet can help pregnant women gather information about each stage of the pregnancy, online searches and behaviors that are motivated by a woman's need for reassurance about herself or her pregnancy may reinforce anxiety. The main goal of this study is to understand how being in a pregnancy support group on social media could have an impact on women’s mental health. The participants in this study were 202 women between the age 18 – 39 (M = 29.1, SD = 4.9). The results revealed that: (1) Women who were first time mothers did not show significantly more anxiety symptoms compared to women who already had children. (2) Women who were more active in discussions in their pregnancy group scored higher on the GAD-7 scale, which is the opposite of the current study’s second hypotheses. (3) Women who sought information frequently online about pregnancy related topics scored higher on the GAD-7 scale, compared to the women who didn’t. Key words: Pregnancy, pregnancy social support groups, online search, anxiety.","Eftir því sem netnotkun eykst hafa fleiri leitað til internetsins til þess að afla sér heilsutengdar upplýsingar, þar á meðal verðandi mæður. Þó að netnotkun hafi tilhneigingu til að hjálpa konum að mæta upplýsingaþörf sinni á meðgöngu, getur leit á netinu og þörfin fyrir fullvissu um sjálfa sig eða meðgöngu sína aukið kvíða. Markmið rannsóknarinnar var að skoða hvaða áhrif það hefur á geðheilsu kvenna að vera í bumbuhóp á meðgöngu. Borið var saman frumbyrjur og fjölbyrjur. Þátttakendur í þessari rannsókn voru 202 konur. Aldur þátttakenda var á bilinu 18 – 39 (M = 29.1, SD = 4.9). Niðurstöður leiddu í ljós: (1) Frumbyrjur upplifðu ekki marktækt meiri kvíða samanborið við fjölbyrjur. (2) Konur sem voru virkar í bumbuhópnum sínum upplifa meiri kvíða, sem er öfugt við tilgátu rannsóknarinnar. (3) Konur sem notuðu netið oft til að afla sér upplýsinga upplifðu meiri kvíða samanborið við þær sem notuðu netið sjaldan eða aldrei til að afla sér upplýsinga. Lykilorð: Meðganga, bumbuhópar á netinu, netnotkun, kvíði."],"dc:identifier.uri":["http://hdl.handle.net/1946/42093"],"dc:language.iso":["en"],"dc:subject":["Sálfræði","Meðganga","Samfélagsmiðlar","Netið","Kvíði","Psychology","Pregnancy","Anxiety","Social media"],"dc:title":["The effect of social media pregnancy support groups on expectant mothers."],"dc:type":["Thesis"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-27T20:38:54Z"}