Korean J Women Health Nurs.  2015 Sep;21(3):232-240. 10.4069/kjwhn.2015.21.3.232.

Maternal-Fetal Attachment and Maternal Identity according to Type of Stress Coping Strategies on Immigration Pregnancy Women

• Na H
• Moon SH

• KMID: 2307919
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2015.21.3.232

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this descriptive survey study was designed to identify the stress coping types of married immigrant pregnant women and find out the differences in maternal-fetal attachment and maternal identity based on each types.
METHODS
151 married immigrant women who visited 3 women's hospitals located in J-do for pre-pregnancy checkup were selected as study objects. Data were analyzed by dsecriptive statistics, cluster analysis, t- test, ANOVA, and Scheffe multiple comparison test.
RESULTS
Cluster analysis revealed 4 distinct stress coping styles; low stress-coping involvement social support-oriented type, high stress-coping involvement hopeful thinking type, low stress-coping involvement type, effective stress coping types. Women frequently using effective stress coping type among the four types reported higher maternal-fetal attachment. The group of active coping styles got significantly higher score on maternal identity.
CONCLUSION
Proper stress coping of married immigrant pregnant women regarding pregnancies proved to result in high levels of maternal-fetal attachment and maternal identity. Studies measuring the stress coping styles that affect pregnancies should be continuously conducted.

Keyword

Emigration and immigration; Pregnancy; Stress; Maternal-fetal relations; Identity

MeSH Terms

Emigrants and Immigrants
Emigration and Immigration*
Female
Hope
Humans
Maternal-Fetal Relations
Pregnancy*
Pregnant Women
Thinking

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