1. Personality traits of volunteer females of normal vaginal delivery or cesarean section based on HEXACO's personality model: a comparison study.
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Hantoushzadeh, Sedigheh, Shariat, Mamak, Moradi, Raheleh, Nikobakhat, Neda, and Sabzevari, Fatemeh
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CESAREAN section , *PERSONALITY , *CHILDBIRTH , *MATERNAL health , *PREGNANT women , *DYSPAREUNIA , *HEALTH counseling , *ELECTIVE surgery , *RESEARCH , *PREGNANCY & psychology , *HUMAN research subjects , *MYERS-Briggs Type Indicator , *MATHEMATICAL models , *RESEARCH methodology , *PSYCHOLOGY , *EVALUATION research , *MEDICAL cooperation , *COMPARATIVE studies , *RESEARCH funding , *DELIVERY (Obstetrics) , *PERSONALITY tests , *LABOR (Obstetrics) , *PERSONALITY assessment - Abstract
Background: Child birth is one of the most important events in a mother's life. Different factors influence whether a child is delivered by cesarean or normal vaginal delivery. Despite the complications of cesarean, demand for this type of delivery is increasing. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of personal traits on the choice of the delivery method based on HEXACO personality model.Methods: Two hundred and ten pregnant women in some health centers in Tehran volunteered to participate in this research. To identify their personality dimensions, the pregnant women first filled out HEXACO personality forms. Then, the received data were analyzed through multivariate analysis of variance using a software package called SPSS-23.Results: 104 women selected cesarean and 106 other women preferred normal vaginal delivery. The results of the multivariate analysis of variance showed that there is a significant difference between the two groups of women for six personality factors in HEXACO (P = 0.001). The linear combination of personality characteristics of pregnant women has a significant effect on the choice of delivery method (P < 0.05).Conclusions: Personality differences of pregnant women can be considered in psychological interventions and antenatal counseling to overcome psychological resistance to vaginal delivery and increase its choice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2020
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