AdultsintheU.S.,fromauniversityorAmazonMechanicalTurk(MTurk),readavignetteaboutawomanexperiencingamiscarriageandansweredquestionsaboutreactionstothevignette,predictionsaboutthesubject’sfuture,demographics,knowledgeofmiscarriage,beliefinajustworld,locusofcontrol,andlikingofchildren.Participantsanticipatedthewoman’sexperienceandfuturedifferentlydependingontheirgender,herstatedage,andwhethershewastryingtobecomepregnant.Morecorrectknowledgeregardingmiscarriagealsowaspredictedbyfemalegender,lessbeliefinajustworld,moreinternallocusofcontrol,andgreaterlikingofchildren.
Examining Misperceptions about Miscarriage in U.S. Adults
Author(s): Preston, Sohr Sara L..
Citation
Preston, Sohr Sara L.. (2018). Examining Misperceptions about Miscarriage in U.S. Adults. Journal of Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, 32(4). (Copy this citation)