Self-esteem and related factors in mothers with infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit

a mother's self-esteem facilitates the development of the mother's roles and promotes the growth and development of the child. This study investigates the self-esteem and factors influencing it in mothers with hospitalized babies. Method: A descriptive-analytical study was conducted in ۲۰۲۲ in Hamadan. ۱۶۰ primiparous mothers aged ۱۸ to ۴۰, who had a hospitalized infant, were included in the study by simple random sampling. Data was collected through a demographic information questionnaire and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale. Quantile regression was used for data analysis, with a confidence level of ۰.۹۵. Results: The mean self-esteem score for mothers was ۹.۷ ± ۳.۸۸. In the lowest percentile, younger mothers (p > ۰.۰۰۱, β = ۰.۲۱), those with a university education (p > ۰.۰۰۱, β = ۱.۷۶), without insurance (p = ۰.۰۴, β = ۰.۷۷), who had a cesarean section (p > ۰.۰۰۱, β = ۱.۰۳), had a preterm infant (p > ۰.۰۰۱, β = ۲.۳۲), and higher income (p > ۰.۰۰۱, β = ۱.۳۴) had lower self-esteem. In the fiftieth percentile, mothers with preterm infants (p = ۰.۰۲, β = ۱.۵۵) also had lower self-esteem. Additionally, in the ninetieth percentile, housewives’ mothers (p = ۰.۰۰۷), lower levels of education (p=۰.۰۰۱, β=۸.۲۱), male newborn (p=۰.۰۰۶, β=۲.۸۸), and premature newborn (p=۰.۰۴, β=۲.۰۶) experienced lower levels of self-esteem. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that women with infants hospitalized in the neonatal unit have low self-esteem, and the prematurity of the infant is one of the factors related to low self-esteem in these mothers.

کلیدواژه ها:

Self-esteem ، mothers ، infants ، neonatal intensive care unit ، hospitalized ، prematurity