Personality traits of volunteer females of normal vaginal delivery or cesarean section based on HEXACO’s personality model: a comparison study

Background Child birth is one of the most important events in a mother’s life. Different factors influence whether a child is delivered by cesarean or normal vaginal delivery. Despite the complications of cesarean, demand for this type of delivery is increasing. The purpose of this study was to exam...

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Published in:Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2020-02, Vol.301 (2), p.387-392
Main Authors: Hantoushzadeh, Sedigheh, Shariat, Mamak, Moradi, Raheleh, Nikobakhat, Neda, Sabzevari, Fatemeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cesarean Section - psychology
Cesarean Section - statistics & numerical data
Childbirth & labor
Delivery, Obstetric - methods
Delivery, Obstetric - psychology
Delivery, Obstetric - statistics & numerical data
Elective Surgical Procedures - psychology
Endocrinology
Female
Gynecology
Health risk assessment
Healthy Volunteers
Human Genetics
Humans
Iran - epidemiology
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Models, Psychological
Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery
Parturition - psychology
Personality
Personality Assessment
Personality Inventory
Personality Tests
Pregnancy
Pregnant Women - psychology
Variance analysis
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Summary:Background Child birth is one of the most important events in a mother’s life. Different factors influence whether a child is delivered by cesarean or normal vaginal delivery. Despite the complications of cesarean, demand for this type of delivery is increasing. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of personal traits on the choice of the delivery method based on HEXACO personality model. Methods Two hundred and ten pregnant women in some health centers in Tehran volunteered to participate in this research. To identify their personality dimensions, the pregnant women first filled out HEXACO personality forms. Then, the received data were analyzed through multivariate analysis of variance using a software package called SPSS–23. Results 104 women selected cesarean and 106 other women preferred normal vaginal delivery. The results of the multivariate analysis of variance showed that there is a significant difference between the two groups of women for six personality factors in HEXACO ( P  = 0.001). The linear combination of personality characteristics of pregnant women has a significant effect on the choice of delivery method ( P  
ISSN:0932-0067
1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-019-05378-4