Mediating effect of childbirth self-efficacy between pregnant women's mindfulness level and fear of childbirth
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2019.09.004
- VernacularTitle: 分娩自我效能感在孕妇正念水平与分娩恐惧间的中介作用
- Author:
Yanjun LIU
1
;
Fangfang SHANGGUAN
1
;
Ruimin ZHENG
2
;
Yaqing SHEN
1
;
Wei XU
3
Author Information
1. Beijing Learning and Cognition Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100037, China
2. Maternal and Child Health Care Center of China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100011, China
3. School of Psychology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mindfulness level;
Fear of childbirth;
Childbirth self-efficacy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2019;28(9):783-787
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the mediating effect of the childbirth self-efficacy between mindfulness level and fear of childbirth in pregnant women.
Methods:A total of 285 pregnant women were measured with five facet mindfulness questionnaire(FFMQ), childbirth attitude questionnaire(FOC), and the short form of the Chinese childbirth self-efficacy inventory(CBSEI-C32).
Results:The scores of mindfulness level, fear of childbirth, outcome expectancy and self-efficacy expectancy were(127.51±11.12), (31.44±8.84), (109.36±30.52)and(110.02±30.03), respectively.Pearson correlation analysis showed that mindfulness level was positively correlated with outcome expectancy and self-efficacy expectancy(r=0.247, r=0.235, both P<0.01), while negatively correlated with fear of childbirth(r=-0.274, P<0.01). Outcome expectancy and self-efficacy expectancy were negatively correlated with fear of childbirth(r=-0.251, r=-0.233, both P<0.01). The mediating effect of outcome expectancy and self-efficacy expectancy between mindfulness level and fear of childbirth was significant(P<0.01), and the mediating effect sizes were 17.8% and 15.6%, respectively.
Conclusion:Childbirth self-efficacy partly mediates mindfulness level and fear of childbirth in pregnant women.
