Mediating Effect of Ego-Resiliency in the Relationship between Growth Mindset and Pregnancy Stress
10.21896/jksmch.2019.23.2.126
- Author:
Su Kyoung KANG
1
;
Hae Mi KIM
;
Mi Ra CHUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Early Childhood Education, Gachon University, Seongnam, Korea. mrchung@gachon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
growth mindset;
ego-resiliency;
pregnancy stress
- MeSH:
Female;
Gyeonggi-do;
Humans;
Methods;
Negotiating;
Pregnancy;
Pregnant Women;
Seoul
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
2019;23(2):126-135
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study investigates the effect of pregnant women's growth mindset on the stress of pregnancy through ego-resilience. METHODS: The subjects included 551 pregnant women in Seoul and Gyeonggi area. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire; statistical, frequency, correlation, and structural equation analyses were performed using SPSS21 and M-plus 7.0. RESULTS: First, pregnant women's growth mindset had a direct effect on pregnancy stress. Second, the mediating pathway that influenced pregnancy stress through the ego-resilience of growth mindset was significant. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that it is important to devise and practice a method to improve the growth mindset of pregnant women, enhance ego-resilience, and reduce the negative effects of stress by reducing pregnancy stress.
