Investigation of the Relationship Between Exercise Attitudes of Pregnant Women and Their Motherhood and Body Perceptions

Year 2024, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 750 - 765, 27.08.2024

Ayla Tuzcu İnce , Neriman Temel Aksu , İlgün Özen Çınar

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between pregnant women’s exercise attitude and their perceptions of motherhood and body. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, comparative, and correlational study. Data were collected using a descriptive characteristics form, the Exercise Attitude Scale for Pregnant Women, and the Self-Perception of Pregnants Scale. The study sample consisted of 262 pregnant women who applied to a University Hospital, between July and October 2022. Data were assessed with t-test, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression analysis. Results: There was found no relationship between Exercise Attitude Scale scores and the mean scores motherhood and body perception. However, the relationship between Exercise Attitude Scale’s knowledge level and maternal perception score was positive. The relationship between Exercise Attitude Scale’s barrier sub-dimension score and maternal perception was negative, while the relationship between the Exercise Attitude Scale sub-dimension barrier and body perception was positive. Pregnant women who were informed about exercise and believed in the benefits of exercise had positive maternal and body perceptions. Conclusion: To increase the adaptation of pregnant women their pregnancy, their exercise knowledge should be increased and their barriers should be reduced.

Keywords

Body perception, exercise, motherhood perception, pregnant women

Gebelerin Egzersiz Tutumu İle Annelik ve Beden Algısı Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışma, gebe kadınların egzersiz tutumu ile annelik ve beden algıları arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırmayı amaçlamıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu kesitsel, karşılaştırmalı ve korelasyonel bir çalışmadır. Veriler, tanılama formu, Gebeler İçin Egzersiz Tutum Ölçeği ve Gebelerin Kendilerini Algılama Ölçeği kullanılarak toplandı. Araştırmanın örneklemini Temmuz-Ekim 2022 tarihleri arasında bir Üniversite Hastanesine başvuran 262 gebe oluşturmuştur. Veriler t testi, pearson korelasyonu ve çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Egzersiz Tutum Ölçeği puanları ile annelik, beden algısı puan ortalamaları arasında ilişki bulunamadı. Ancak Egzersiz Tutum Ölçeği bilgi düzeyi ve annelik algısı puanı arasındaki ilişki pozitif yönde bulunmuştur. Egzersiz Tutum Ölçeği engel alt boyut puanı ile annelik algısı arasındaki ilişki negatif, Egzersiz Tutum Ölçeği alt boyut engeli ile beden algısı arasındaki ilişki ise pozitiftir. Egzersiz konusunda bilgi sahibi olan ve egzersizin faydalarına inanan gebelerin annelik ve beden algıları olumludur. Sonuç: Gebelerin kendi gebeliklerine uyumunu arttırmak için egzersiz bilgilerinin arttırılması ve engellerinin azaltılması gerekmektedir.

Keywords

Body perception, exercise, motherhood perception, pregnant women

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