Unconscious dynamics in twin pregnancy emerging from the Lüscher color test.

OBJECTIVE

To investigate unconscious dynamics in women pregnant with twins, using Lüscher's color test to objectively measure subjective color preferences, and compare them with women with singleton pregnancies.

METHODS

The color test was administered to 50 Italian women with twin pregnancies and 100 women with singleton pregnancies.

RESULTS

Both the twin and singleton pregnancy groups said that violet was their favorite color (50 versus 49%) and brown was their least favorite color (52 versus 44%), indicating that they idealized being pregnant, but also found it physically stressful. The twin pregnancy group chose yellow as their second favorite (28 versus 17%) and were most likely to combine it with their first choice of violet (44 versus 19%, p=0.0006), indicating that they were worried about their relationships with their new babies and wanted to give birth soon. In addition, both groups preferred form 6, the sine curve on a dark background, but rejected the associated brown color 6, revealing that the women felt the need to look after themselves.

CONCLUSIONS

Both groups idealized being pregnant, but also found it physically stressful. However, the twin pregnancy group was afraid of building relationships with their babies and wanted to give birth soon.