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Rezapour Mirsaleh Y, Yazdani M, Amini R. Investigating the Role of Hardiness, Social Support and Self-Control Skills in Predicting Childbirth Self-Efficacy in Pregnant Women. JHC 2021; 23 (2) :179-190
URL: http://hcjournal.arums.ac.ir/article-1-1317-en.html

Background & aim: Dynamic self-efficacy affects physical and emotional parameters of individuals and plays an important role in reducing the fear of natural childbirth. The present study aimed to investigate the role of hardiness, social support and self-control skills in predicting childbirth self-efficacy in pregnant women.
Methods: The present study was a descriptive- correlational study. The study population included all pregnant women who referred to clinics of Ziyaee hospital in Ardakan city. A total of 180 women were selected by available sampling. Data were gathered using questionaries of childbirth self- efficacy inventory (CBSEI), hardiness, self-control and maternity social support and then analyzed by Pearson correlation and stepwise multiple linear regression using SPSS-21.
Results: The results showed that except for physical activity, self-control did not have a significant correlation with childbirth self-efficacy and only the subscale of physical activity control had a significant negative correlation with childbirth self-efficacy (r=-0.20).  The total scores of hardiness and commitment subscale had a positive correlation with childbirth self-efficacy (r=0.16). Finally, the correlation between social support and childbirth self-efficacy was positive and statistically significant (r=0.25). The results of regression analysis also showed that the study variables were able to predict 12% of childbirth self-efficacy variance in pregnant women (p<0.01).
Conclusion: Hardiness, social support and self-control have a significant positive relationship with self-efficacy and can be effective in predicting the self-efficacy of pregnant women. Childbirth self-efficacy can be increased with proper care interventions, including training courses on hardiness and self-control skills and emphasizing the importance of social support.