Validation of the childbirth attitudes questionnaire in Greek and psychosocial characteristics of pregnant women with fear of childbirth

dc.contributor.author	Γουρουντή, Κλεάνθη	el
dc.contributor.author	Κουκλάκη, Ελένη	el
dc.contributor.author	Λυκερίδου, Αικατερίνη	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-09T20:13:51Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-09T20:13:51Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-09
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/15617
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871519215000311	en
dc.subject	Στάσεις τοκετού
dc.subject	Ερωτηματολόγιο
dc.subject	φόβος του τοκετού
dc.subject	Αισιοδοξία
dc.subject	Αυτοπεποίθηση
dc.subject	Επικύρωση
dc.subject	Childbirth Attitudes
dc.subject	Questionnaire
dc.subject	Fear of childbirth
dc.subject	Optimism
dc.subject	Self-esteem
dc.subject	Validation
dc.title	Validation of the childbirth attitudes questionnaire in Greek and psychosocial characteristics of pregnant women with fear of childbirth	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Μαιευτική
heal.classification	Γυναίκες
heal.classification	Midwifery
heal.classification	Women
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Γυναίκες
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96006072
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006249
heal.keywordURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85095193
heal.identifier.secondary	DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2015.02.004
heal.language	en
heal.access	campus
heal.recordProvider	Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας. Σχολή Επαγγελμάτων Υγείας και Πρόνοιας. Τμήμα Μαιευτικής	el
heal.publicationDate	2014-11-28
heal.bibliographicCitation	Gourounti, K., Kouklaki, E. and Lykeridou, K. (2014) Validation of the Childbirth Attitudes Questionnaire in Greek and psychosocial characteristics of pregnant women with fear of childbirth. Women and Birth. [Online] Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com [Accessed 09/06/2015]	en
heal.abstract	Background: Fear of childbirth has been found to be a factor that influences women's decision about their choice of delivery. The investigation of psychological factors that relate to fear of childbirth as well as the validation of the Childbirth Attitudes Questionnaire (CAQ) can help identify pregnant women with high fear of childbirth. Aim: This study aimed to (a) translate and validate the Childbirth Attitude Questionnaire in Greek and (b) explore how fear of childbirth was related to childbirth self-efficacy, state anxiety, depression, neuroticism, self-esteem and optimism. Methods: 145 nulliparous pregnant women, in late pregnancy, attending routine antenatal visit in a private maternity clinic participated. All participants completed the CAQ (fear of childbirth) and other self-report questionnaires that measured childbirth self-efficacy, self-esteem, optimism, neuroticism, state anxiety and depressive symptomatology. Factor structure was investigated using principal axis factoring. Cronbach's α was used to measure internal consistency reliability. Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated between all study variables, followed by multiple linear regression. Findings: The factor analysis suggested the existence of one-factor structure. Construct validity was confirmed by computing correlations between the CAQ and childbirth self-efficacy, self-esteem and optimism. Multivariate analysis showed that childbirth self-efficacy, self-esteem and optimism were negatively and significantly associated with fear of childbirth. Conclusion and implications for practice: The Greek version of the CAQ is a reliable and valid measure. The clinical use of CAQ may enable midwives and other health care professionals to identify pregnant women with low childbirth confidence and to provide information and support.	en
heal.publisher	Elsevier	en
heal.journalName	Women and Birth	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
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