J Psy Nurs. 2020; 11(3): 228-238 | DOI: 10.14744/phd.2020.72621

Relationship between perceived stress level and self-perception level of women who had three or more pregnancies

Esra Demir Alkin¹, Kerime Derya Beydað^2
1Department of Hemodialysis, Kocaeli University Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkey
²Department of Nursing, Ýstanbul Okan University Faculty of Health Sciences, Ýstanbul, Turkey

INTRODUCTION: The present study determined the relationship between the perceived stress level of women who had three or more pregnancies and their self-perception levels.
METHODS: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out with 230 pregnant women who had three or more pregnancies and visited the Gynecology and Obstetrics Polyclinics of Kocaeli University Research and Application Hospital between May and October 2018. The data collection was performed using the personal information form, Self-Perception Scale for Pregnant Women and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). In analyzing the data obtained, the percentages, t-test, ANOVA test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Spearman’s Correlation Analysis were used.
RESULTS: The mean score of the pregnant women on the PSS was 42.62±5.01 and the mean scores on the “Perception of Motherhood during Pregnancy” (PMDP) and “Perception of Body during Pregnancy” (PBDP) subscales were 19.54±5.07 and 13.16±3.96, respectively. A weak negative relationship was found between PSS and PMDP (p<0.05), whereas no relationship was found for PBDP (p>0.05). PMDP and PBDP had a weak negative relationship (p<0.05).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: The perceived stress level of women having a history of three or more pregnancies affected their motherhood perception but not their body perception.

Keywords: Body perception, motherhood perception; perceived stress; three or more pregnancies.

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Üç ve üzeri gebeliði olan kadýnlarýn algýladýklarý stres düzeyi ve kendilerini algýlama düzeyi iliþkisi

Esra Demir Alkin¹, Kerime Derya Beydað^2
1Kocaeli Üniversitesi Araþtýrma ve Uygulama Hastanesi, Hemodiyaliz Ünitesi, Kocaeli
²Ýstanbul Okan Üniversitesi Saðlýk Bilimleri Fakültesi, Hemþirelik Bölümü, Ýstanbul

GÝRÝÞ ve AMAÇ: Bu çalýþma, üç ve üzeri gebeliði olan kadýnlarýn algýlanan stres düzeyi ile kendilerini algýlama düzeyi iliþkisini belirlemek amacýyla yapýlmýþtýr.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: Tanýmlayýcý ve kesitsel nitelikteki araþtýrma, Mayýs–Ekim 2018 tarihleri arasýnda Kocaeli Üniversitesi Araþtýrma ve Uygulama Hastanesi Kadýn Hastalýklarý ve Doðum polikliniðine muayeneye gelen üç ve üzeri gebeliði olan 230 gebe kadýn ile gerçekleþtirilmiþtir. Araþtýrmanýn verilerinin toplanmasýnda, kiþisel bilgi formu, Gebelerin Kendilerini Algýlama Ölçeði ve Algýlanan Stres Ölçeði (ASÖ) kullanýlarak yapýlmýþtýr. Verilerin deðerlendirilmesinde, yüzdelik hesaplamalarý, t testi, Anova testi, Man Whitney U testi, Kruskal Wallis testi, Spearmans Korelasyon analizi kullanýlmýþtýr.
BULGULAR: Gebelerin Algýlanan Stres Ölçeði (ASÖ) puan ortalamasý 42.62±5.01 olarak, “Gebeliðe Ait Annelik Algýsý” (GAAA) alt boyutu puan ortalamasý 19.54±5.07 ve “Gebeliðe Ait Beden Algýsý” (GABA) alt boyutu puan ortalamasý 13.16±3.96 olarak bulunmuþtur. ASÖ ile GAAA puan ortalamasý arasýnda negatif yönde zayýf iliþki saptanmýþ (p<0.05), GABA arasýnda iliþki saptanmamýþtýr (p>0.05). GABA ile GAAA arasýnda negatif yönde zayýf iliþki saptanmýþtýr (p<0.05).
TARTIÞMA ve SONUÇ: Çalýþma sonucunda üç ve üzeri gebeliði olan kadýnlarýn algýlanan stres düzeyinin annelik algýsýný etkilediði, beden algýsýný etkilemediði saptanmýþtýr.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Algýlanan stres, annelik algýsý; beden algýsý; üç ve üzeri gebelik.

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