The Role of Personality Traits on Mode of Delivery

dc.contributor.authorOkten, Sabri Berkem
dc.contributor.authorGunduz, Anil
dc.contributor.authorSencelikel, Tugce
dc.contributor.authorDesteli, Guldeniz
dc.contributor.authorGunduz, Elvan Basak Usta
dc.contributor.authorBildaci, Tevfik Berk
dc.contributor.orcID0000-0001-7473-761Xen_US
dc.contributor.orcID0000-0002-5159-238Xen_US
dc.contributor.orcID0000-0002-3883-1964en_US
dc.contributor.pubmedID33541178en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-16T12:15:37Z
dc.date.available2022-09-16T12:15:37Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractPurpose The aim of this study is to understand the motives behind CS requests in nulliparous women in their late pregnancy better and to investigate if specific personality traits affect the maternal decision on mode of delivery. Material and Method This prospective study was conducted with 70 healthy, nulliparous parturient with singleton pregnancies. Women at their 28-32. weeks of gestation were asked to fill a socio-demographic data form and the questionnaires; Personality Belief Questionnaire - Short Form (PBQ-SF) and The Childbirth Attitudes Questionnaire (CAQ). After delivery, all the results of pre-filled questionnaires and women's mode of delivery were analyzed and compared. Results There were significant differences in personality types; dependent (p = 0.033), passive-aggressive (p = 0.031), obsessive-compulsive (p = 0.001), antisocial (p = 0.014), narcissistic (p = 0.014) and borderline (p = 0.014) between vaginal delivery and CS groups. The CAQ scores of the mothers who requested CS were significantly higher (p:0.007). Weak but significant positive relation was found between total CAQ scores and avoidant (p = 0.022), dependent (p = 0.034), passive-aggressive (p = 0.040), narcissistic (p = 0,006), schizoid (p = 0.007), paranoid (p = 0.007) and borderline (p = 0.007) personality types. Conclusion This is the first study that investigates the relationship between mode of delivery and personality traits according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and cognitive behavioral perspective in the literature. These personality traits can be carried at a level that is not clinically significant to create an obvious pathology, yet they might play a role as the motives behind the apparent reasons for women who request CS. Understanding women's motives and attitudes for childbirth during their pregnancy may help healthcare providers to tailor women's approach to childbirth to avoid unnecessary CS.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0167-482Xen_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85100539946en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11727/7812
dc.identifier.wos000614837800001en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1080/0167482X.2021.1879045en_US
dc.relation.journalJOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGYen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergien_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectMode of deliveryen_US
dc.subjectpregnancyen_US
dc.subjectchildbirthen_US
dc.subjectfear of childbirthen_US
dc.subjectpersonalityen_US
dc.titleThe Role of Personality Traits on Mode of Deliveryen_US
dc.typearticleen_US

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