Predictive Power of Self-Efficacy on the Fear of Childbirth in Pregnant Women: Underlying Mechanisms of Social Support as a Mediator and the COVID-19 Fear as a Moderator

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dc.contributor.authorBilgin, N. Citak
dc.contributor.authorCoskun, H.
dc.contributor.authorTunc, G. Citak
dc.contributor.authorBoyuk, M.
dc.contributor.authorDeger, H. S.
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-25T19:57:25Z
dc.date.available2024-09-25T19:57:25Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentAbant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground:Fear of childbirth (FOC) is a common problem associated with psycho-social factors in pregnant women.Objectives:This study aimed to determine the mediator of social support and the moderator role of fear of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the relationship between self-efficacy and FOC in pregnant women.Materials and Methods:This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 422 pregnant women registered in 18 family health centers. Data were collected with the introductory information form, the Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire-A, the Childbirth Self-Efficacy Inventory, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and the Fear of COVID19 Scale. The SPSS 22 package program and Hayes's process macro 3.2 were used in the analysis of the data.Results:Findings showed that 19.9% of the pregnant women experienced severe FOC. Self-efficacy and social support negatively predicted FOC, while fear of COVID-19 predicted it positively. Perceived social support moderately mediated the relationship between FOC and self-efficacy. Fear of COVID-19 was found to be a marginally effective moderator in the relationship between self-efficacy and FOC. This indicates that as self-efficacy increases in pregnant women with low fear of COVID-19, the FOC is experienced less.Conclusion:In the relationship between self-efficacy and FOC, social support is a key factor in reducing FOC. To reduce the FOC, the social support of pregnant women should be strengthened, and the fear associated with acute crisis periods such as pandemics should be reduced with some preventive measures.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4103/njcp.njcp_471_23
dc.identifier.endpage337en_US
dc.identifier.issn1119-3077
dc.identifier.issn2229-7731
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid38528353en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85188815146en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage330en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4103/njcp.njcp_471_23
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12491/13404
dc.identifier.volume27en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001190851400012en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNigerian Journal of Clinical Practiceen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzYK_20240925en_US
dc.subjectChildbirthen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectfearen_US
dc.subjectmediatoren_US
dc.subjectmoderatoren_US
dc.subjectself-efficacyen_US
dc.subjectsocial supporten_US
dc.titlePredictive Power of Self-Efficacy on the Fear of Childbirth in Pregnant Women: Underlying Mechanisms of Social Support as a Mediator and the COVID-19 Fear as a Moderatoren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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