Fathers massaging and relaxing their pregnant wives lowered anxiety and facilitated marital adjustment

Victoria Latifses; Debra Bendell Estroff; Tiffany Field; Joseph P. Bush

doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2005.02.004

Fathers massaging and relaxing their pregnant wives lowered anxiety and facilitated marital adjustment

Victoria Latifses, Debra Bendell Estroff, Tiffany Field, Joseph P. Bush

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Abstract

This study examined the effects of fathers massaging their pregnant wives and practicing relaxation with them. Participants were married American fathers who completed the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Paternal Fetal Attachment Scale. The fathers learned to massage their pregnant wives, learned relaxation techniques with their wives, or received no intervention. Massage therapy lowered the fathers' self-reported anxiety levels on the STAI and improved marital adjustment on the DAS.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	277-282
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
Volume	9
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2005.02.004
State	Published - Oct 2005

Keywords

Anxiety
Fatherhood
Marital adjustment
Massage therapy
Relaxation training

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Complementary and alternative medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Health Professions(all)

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