J Korean Soc Matern Child Health.  2019 Apr;23(2):126-135. 10.21896/jksmch.2019.23.2.126.

Mediating Effect of Ego-Resiliency in the Relationship between Growth Mindset and Pregnancy Stress

• Kang SK
• Kim HM
• Chung MR

• KMID: 2448306
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.21896/jksmch.2019.23.2.126

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study investigates the effect of pregnant women's growth mindset on the stress of pregnancy through ego-resilience.
METHODS
The subjects included 551 pregnant women in Seoul and Gyeonggi area. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire; statistical, frequency, correlation, and structural equation analyses were performed using SPSS21 and M-plus 7.0.
RESULTS
First, pregnant women's growth mindset had a direct effect on pregnancy stress. Second, the mediating pathway that influenced pregnancy stress through the ego-resilience of growth mindset was significant.
CONCLUSION
These results suggest that it is important to devise and practice a method to improve the growth mindset of pregnant women, enhance ego-resilience, and reduce the negative effects of stress by reducing pregnancy stress.

Keyword

growth mindset; ego-resiliency; pregnancy stress

MeSH Terms

Female
Gyeonggi-do
Humans
Methods
Negotiating*
Pregnancy*
Pregnant Women
Seoul