Pregnant women, body image and self-esteem according to the examination of some of the variables

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  • Hatice Kumcagız Ondokuz Mayıs University

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Abstract

Pregnancy is a natural life of women in crisis. Pregnant women, during pregnancy important psychological, physiological and emotional changes live. These changes also affect body perceptions and subsequent self respect. The purpose of this study, pregnant women and their self-esteem according to some variables to examine the perceptions of the body.The study was carried out using cross-sectional method. Sample of the study, between 15 March 2009 to 15 June 2009 Mayis University Medical Faculty Hospital Outpatient Clinic on 126 pregnant women admitted constituted. Pregnant women in order to collect data, "Coopersmith Self Esteem Inventory ',' Body Image Scale 'and' Personal Information Form 'was applied. The data obtained, percentage ratings, the t-test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Mann Whitney test and correlation analysis were evaluated using one-way. Results, scores of young age, pregnant women's body image is higher than others (r =- 0,305, p = 0.001), educational level of the relationship between body image and self esteem levels and significantly (p <0.05) that, with the body of pregnant women in marriage is a negative correlation between perceptions of pregnant women, body image scores decreased with increasing years of marriage (r =- 0,297, p = 0.001)., pregnant women with high socio-economic level, a higher body image scores (p <0.01), non-pregnant body does not use perception scores were higher. In addition, women who want to become pregnant have a higher self-esteem and body perception, number of pregnancies is higher than others, at least the perception of the body of pregnant women (r =- 0,254, p = 0.01), pregnant women affected by perceptions of physical self-esteem, self-esteem is high pregnant women's body perceptions (those with high body image 139.8 ± 25.2 points), moderate (120.6 ± 30.9 points) was higher than in those with a statistically significant difference (t =- 3,819, p = 0.000). was found. The results are discussed.

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Author Biography

Hatice Kumcagız, Ondokuz Mayıs University

Hatice Kumcagız graduated from Cumhuriyet University, School of Nursing in 1990. She worked as
a nurse in different departments of Ondokuz Mayıs University Medical School’s Hospital. Kumcagız
received a Master’s Degree in Psychological Counselling and Guidance in 2002 and her PhD in the
same department in 2007 from Ondokuz Mayıs University, Faculty of Education, Department of
Educational Sciences. She served as an academician in 2002-2007 and as an assistant professor in
2007-2009 in School of Nursing of Ondokuz Mayıs University. She has been serving as an assistant
professor in the Department of Psychological Counselling and Guidance in Ondokuz Mayıs University
since 2009. She has published articles in several national and international journals. Her interests
include health psychology, communication skills and conflict resolution skills. She is married and has
two children.

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Published

2012-08-10

How to Cite

Kumcagız, H. (2012). Pregnant women, body image and self-esteem according to the examination of some of the variables. Journal of Human Sciences, 9(2), 691–703. Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/1536

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Nursing and Midwifery