Psychological Counselling Needs Of Pregnant Women In The Context Of Involvement In Tapovan Centre Of Children’s Research University
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of the present research was to study the psychological counseling needs of pregnant women in terms of involvement in the Tapovan Centre, area and socio-economic status.
Methods: This research was an ex-post-facto type of research. A non-probability’s purposive sampling method was used to select 360 people. Collection of data was carried out with the help of psychological counselling needs of pregnant women scale. The research tool for psychological counselling needs of pregnant women was developed by A. N. Prajapati and V. K. Thaker. For analysis of data ‘F – Test’ was used.
Finding: The finding of the study showed that there was a significant difference of Psychological Counselling needs of pregnant women in the context of involved and not involved pregnant women in tapovan Centre and also found in Urban and Rural area. In which the psychological counselling needs of pregnant women not involved in the Tapovan Center was found to be higher than that of involved pregnant women. This proves that the activities performed at Tapovan Center have significant effects on psychological counselling needs of pregnant women.