- Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
- Vol: 45 Issue: 3
- Fetal health locus of control in a sample of pregnant Turkish women
Fetal health locus of control in a sample of pregnant Turkish women
Authors : Sevgi Özcan, Veli Duyan
Pages : 714-722
Doi:10.3906/sag-1405-20
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Publication Date : 9999-12-31
Article Type : Makaleler
Abstract :Background/aim: To examine the relationship between sociodemographic and pregnancy features and fetal health locus of control (FHLC) in a sample of pregnant Turkish women. Materials and methods: The study was conducted with 256 pregnant women. Data were collected by demographic questionnaire and the FHLC Scale consisting of 3 components: 1) Internality Scale (FHLC-I), 2) Powerful Others Scale (FHLC-P), and 3) Chances Scale (FHLC-C). Results: The age of marriage was found to have a positive relation with FHLC-I (r = 0.141) and a negative relation with FHLC-C (r = -0.145) (P < 0.05). The age of first pregnancy was found to have a positive relation with FHLC-I (r = 0.127). Those who have a low educational level (r = -0.258) and income (r = -0.149), who are unemployed (r = -2.839), whose number of pregnancies is high (r = 0.152), who get pregnant unplanned (r = 3.839), and who come to their first prenatal examination late (r = -0.142) have a significantly high score of FHLC-C (PKeywords : Pregnancy, fetal health, locus of control