Investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and anxity sensitivity with fear of childbirth, with mediatiing rol of perceived socioal support

Background and Aim : The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and anxiety sensitivity with fear of childbirth, with mediating role of perceived social supportMethods : The sample consisted of 200 pregnant women who went to therapeutic and health centers and were selected by multistage cluster sampling. The instruments which used in this study were Causes of Fear of Childbirth, Anxiety Sensitivity Index, Self-Efficacy, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling (SEM), using IBM SPSS-19 and AMOS-21 software packages. The indirect effects were tested using the bootstrap procedureResults : results indicated that the in this model, direct paths from anxiety to fear of childbirth and paths from perceived social support to fear of childbirth were statistically significant, but direct path from self-efficacy to fear of childbirth wasn’t significant. Also, indirect paths with mediating role of social support were assessed, and all the indirect paths were significantConclusion : This study shows that to reduce fear of childbirth, variables like self-efficacy, anxiety sensitivity and perceived social support should be considered.

کلیدواژه ها:

self-efficacy ، anxiety sensitivity ، fear of childbirth