Determination of the Relationship between the Level of Mothers’ Postnatal Sense of Security and Mother-Infant Bonding

Abstract

Aim: This study was conducted to determine the relationship between women's postnatal sense of security and mother-infant bonding. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study design was used. The sample size was determined as a minimum of 125 women, based on an effect size of 0.40 and a margin of error of 0.05. The study was completed with 130 women who were selected using the simple random sampling method. A Personal Information Form, which was created by the researcher, the Parents' Postnatal Sense of Security (PPSS), and the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS) were used to collect data. Results: The mean PPSS score was 50.42±9.79 and the mean MIBS score was 1.12±1.84. It was determined that the income level variable, which is one of the socio-demographic characteristics, was the only variable that had a significant effect on the mean PPSS score, and the family type variable had a significant effect on the mean MIBS score. The mean PPSS score of the participants was significant according to the status of receiving spousal support during pregnancy. A negative (r=-0.181), significant, and very weak correlation was found between the PPSS and MIBS (p<0.05). Conclusions: It was concluded that as the level of mothers’ postnatal sense of security increased, mother-infant bonding was affected positively. In line with this result, increasing the level of sense of security will be a significant step in strengthening bonding.

Keywords

• Mother-infant bonding
• sense of security
• postnatal period
• midwifery

Doğum sonrası dönemdeki kadınların güvenlik hisleri ile anne-bebek bağlanması arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Araştırmada kadınların doğum sonrası dönemdeki güvenlik hisleri ve anne-bebek bağlanması arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırma tanımlayıcı bir çalışmadır. Örneklem büyüklüğü 0.40 etki büyüklüğünde ve 0.05 yanılma payında minimum 125 kadın olarak belirlenmiş ve Basit rastgele örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak 130 kadın ile tamamlanmıştır. Araştırmacı tarafından oluşturulan Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Annelerin Doğum Sonrası Güvenlik Hisleri Ölçeği (ADSGHÖ) ve Anne-Bebek Bağlanma Ölçeği (ABBÖ) kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: ADSGHÖ puan ortalamasının 50.42±9.79 ve ABBÖ puan ortalaması 1.12±1.84 olarak bulunmuştur. Sosyo demografik özellikler içinde yer alan gelir düzeyi değişkeni, ADSGHÖ puan ortalaması ile anlamlı olan tek değişken olduğu, ABBÖ puan ortalamasının aile tipi değişkenine göre anlamlı olduğu belirlenmiştir. Katılımcıların gebelikte eş desteği alma durumuna göre ADSGHÖ puan ortalamalarının anlamlı olduğu saptanmıştır. ADSGHÖ ile ABBÖ arasında negatif yönlü (r=-0.181), anlamlı ve çok zayıf bir ilişki bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Sonuç: Annelerin doğum sonrası güvenlik his düzeyi arttıkça, anne bebek bağlanmasının da pozitif yönde etkilendiği sonucuna varılmıştır. Bu sonuç doğrultusunda güvenlik his düzeyinin artması, bağlanmanın güçlendirilmesi için önemli bir adım olacaktır.

Keywords

• Anne-bebek bağlanması
• güvenlik hisleri
• doğum sonrası dönem
• ebelik

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