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Predictors regarding childbirth fear prior to pregnancy: A study on female and male student

Esra Karatas Okyay, Tuba Ucar, Sermin Timur Tashan.




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Several predictors of childbirth fear during pregnancy have been identified. However, the influence of prior to pregnancy parameters has not been elucidated. This study was conducted to determine childbirth fear prior to pregnancy and identify its predictors among XXX female and male students. This cross-sectional study was conducted between March and June 2018. The sample consisted of 842 students (421 female and 421 male) who were studying at a state university in the eastern side of XXX. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, the Women Childbirth Fear – Prior to Pregnancy Scale, the Men Childbirth Fear – Prior to Pregnancy Scale, the Ten-Item Personality Inventory, and the Beck Anxiety Inventory. A hierarchical linear regression model indicated that planning to have a cesarean section, expected labor pain, being extroverted, being agreeable, and anxiety were among the important indicators of female students’ childbirth fear prior to pregnancy (β=0.147, β=0.162, β=0.124, β=0.124, and β=0.183, respectively; p

Key words: Childbirth fear, anxiety, labor pain, pre-pregnancy, personality traits, student.






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