The Relationship between Resilience and Religious Attitude with Fear of Pregnant Women

Background and Aim : Pregnancy is one of the periods that can cause high stress, anxiety and fear in women. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between resilience and religious attitude with fear of pregnant women.Methods : This research was a descriptive-correlation study. The statistical population of the study includes all pregnant women referring to Urmia Motahari Medical Center in spring 2019. A sample of 130 pregnant women was selected based on the voluntary sampling method and completed the Conner et al Questionnaire of resiliency, religious attitude of Khodayari Fard and and Fear of Childbirth Scale (FOC). Data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression using SPSS 19 software.Results : The results showed that there was a negative and significant relationship between resilience and fear of childbirth (p <0.01) and religious attitude and fear of childbirth (p <0.01). Also, resilience and religious attitudes were able to predict %36 of the variance in fear of childbirth.Conclusion : Based on the results, it can be said that resilience and religious attitude have a strong relationship with fear of childbirth; therefore, it can be possible to reduce the fear of childbirth by promoting resilience as well as promoting a positive religious attitude in Pregnant Women.

کلیدواژه ها:

Resilience ، Religious Attitude ، Fear of childbirth ، Pregnant women