TY - JOUR ID - 9921 TI - The Relationship between Prenatal Coping Strategies and Irrational Beliefs in Pregnant Woman JO - Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health JA - JMRH LA - en SN - AU - Khavari, Farideh AU - Golmakani, Nahid AU - Saki, Azadeh AU - Aghamohammadian Serbaf, HamidReza AD - Student in Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran AD - Professor, Department of Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 VL - 6 IS - 2 SP - 1215 EP - 1222 KW - Irrational beliefs KW - pregnancy KW - Prenatal coping DO - 10.22038/jmrh.2017.9921 N2 - Background & aim: Physiological changes during pregnancy cause high levels of stress in the mother. Thus, the need for maternal psychological adjustment using coping strategies is important. Coping strategies can be influenced by individual beliefs and attitudes. Therefore, this study was performed to determine the relationship between irrational beliefs and prenatal coping strategies. Methods: This descriptive correlational study was conducted on 702 low-risk pregnant women at 35-39 weeks of gestation (gravidity: 3≥) who referred to the health centers of Mashhad, Iran, during 2015. Multi-stage random sampling was used to select the participants (stratified, cluster proportional to size). Data collection tools included Demographic and Midwifery questionnaire, Irrational Beliefs Test, and Revised Prenatal Coping Inventory. Reliability of the scales was determined with inter-class correlation coefficient. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation, regression, and general linear models by SPSS, version 16. Results: Total score of irrational beliefs had a significant direct correlation with avoidance coping strategies (r=0.24, p <0.001), but it had no significant correlation with planning-preparation and spiritual-positive coping strategies (P>0.05). Also, types of irrational beliefs were significantly related to the dimensions of perinatal coping strategies (p <0.001). Conclusion: Considering that types of irrational beliefs can affect stress coping behaviors, it is necessary to include the evaluation of these two issues in prenatal screening. UR - https://jmrh.mums.ac.ir/article_9921.html L1 - https://jmrh.mums.ac.ir/article_9921_d5d5539b36c44cdfc596e8a6a38b1ed7.pdf ER -