Sexuality during pregnancy: attitudes, self-efficacy and self-consciousness

Dikmen H. A., Goenenc İ. M., Oezaydin T.

WOMEN & HEALTH, cilt.63, sa.7, ss.518-530, 2023 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 63 Sayı: 7
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/03630242.2023.2234503
  • Dergi Adı: WOMEN & HEALTH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, AgeLine, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Gender Studies Database, PAIS International, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Violence & Abuse Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.518-530
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Attitude, pregnancy, sexual self-consciousness, sexual self-efficacy, >, WOMEN
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The study aimed to determine the relationship between sexual self-efficacy and sexual self-consciousness levels and pregnant women's attitudes toward sexuality. The data of this descriptive, cross-sectional, and correlational study were collected from 318 pregnant women between September 2020 and May 2021. A personal information form and the Sexual Self-Efficacy (SSES), Sexual Self-Consciousness (SSCS) Scale, and Attitude toward Sexuality in Pregnancy Scale (AStSdP) were used to collect the data. Six out of ten pregnant women had a positive attitude toward sexuality during pregnancy, and their sexual self-efficacy (26.35 & PLUSMN; 6.71) and sexual self-consciousness (24.75 & PLUSMN; 9.10) levels were moderate. Participants' AStSdP mean score had a moderate positive correlation with the SSES mean score, a low negative low level relationship with the SSCS mean score, and a moderate negative relationship with sexual shyness (p < .05). Risk factors for attitude toward sexuality during pregnancy were SSES total score (Odds Ratio [OR] = .90, 95 percent Confidence Interval [CI] = .86-.95), sexual shyness score (OR = 1.23, 95 percent CI = .901-1.02), and partner training (OR = 3.93, 95 percent CI = 1.58-9.77). Sexual self-consciousness, sexual shyness, and education level of the partner influenced pregnant women's attitudes toward sexuality during pregnancy. Attitudes toward sexuality, sexual self-efficacy, and sexual self-consciousness levels of pregnant women should be determined in prenatal follow-ups.