Objective: This study was to examined the mediating effect of active emotion
regulation and marital quality in the relationships between self-compassion and
maternal-fetal attachment.
Methods: A questionnaire was administered to 836 pregnant women and the data
were analyzed by SPSS21 and M-plus7, and statistical analysis, frequency
analysis, and then structural equation modeling were performed.
Results: First, self-compassion directly affects maternal-fetal attachment. Second,
self-compassion was indirectly influenced by maternal-fetal attachment through
active emotional regulation. Third, self-compassion indirectly affects maternal-fetal
attachment through marital quality. Fourth, in regards to the relationship between
self-compassion and maternal-fetal attachment, active emotional regulation
and marital quality were mediated. Conclusion/Implications: we discussed implications
for enhancing self-compassion and active emotional regulation and enhancing
marital quality to increase the maternal-fetal attachment of pregnant
women.