İlknur Münevver Gönenç1, Menekşe Nazlı Aker1, Huriye Güven2, Özlem Moraloğlu Tekin3. 1. Faculty of Nursing, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. 2. Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Training and Research Hospital, ANKARA. 3. Ankara Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to determine the effects of pregnant women's personality traits on the fear of childbirth (FOC). DESIGN AND METHODS: In total, 422 pregnant women who consulted an antenatal polyclinic at a hospital in Turkey were included in this descriptive cross-sectional study. For data collection, a demographic questionnaire, the Quick Big Five Personality Test, and version A of the Wijma delivery expectancy questionnaire (W-DEQ A) were used. FINDINGS: It was determined that as the scores of two of the personality traits, ie, agreeableness and conscientiousness, increased, planned pregnancies increased. The W-DEQ A median score was 61.5. The variables affecting the W-DEQ A score included emotional stability, agreeableness, openness to experience, and conscientiousness. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Determining the personality traits of pregnant women can contribute to helping individuals with personality traits related to the FOC during the antenatal period.
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to determine the effects of pregnant women's personality traits on the fear of childbirth (FOC). DESIGN AND METHODS: In total, 422 pregnant women who consulted an antenatal polyclinic at a hospital in Turkey were included in this descriptive cross-sectional study. For data collection, a demographic questionnaire, the Quick Big Five Personality Test, and version A of the Wijma delivery expectancy questionnaire (W-DEQ A) were used. FINDINGS: It was determined that as the scores of two of the personality traits, ie, agreeableness and conscientiousness, increased, planned pregnancies increased. The W-DEQ A median score was 61.5. The variables affecting the W-DEQ A score included emotional stability, agreeableness, openness to experience, and conscientiousness. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Determining the personality traits of pregnant women can contribute to helping individuals with personality traits related to the FOC during the antenatal period.