Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey.
Faculty of Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.
J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2020 Jun;41(2):131-136. doi: 10.1080/0167482X.2019.1643314. Epub 2019 Jul 22.
The present study was conducted to assess the anxiety levels and the methods of coping with the stress of adolescents who underwent their first gynecological examination. The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 223 married or single adolescent women who went to a state hospital in Sivas Province in Turkey for their first gynecological examination. The data were collected by face-to-face interviews with the Personal Information Form, the State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) and the Ways of Coping Inventory (WCI). There was a statistically significant negative correlation between the SAI scores, and the self-confident approach ( = -0.305; = 0.001) and optimistic approach ( = -0.170; = 0.011) of the WCI subscales. A statistically significant positive correlation was found between SAI scores, and the desperate approach ( = 0.153; = 0.022) and submissive approach ( = 0.143; = 0.032). Adolescent women who underwent their first gynecological examination have "moderate" levels of anxiety and their coping with stress styles are ineffective. As anxiety levels increase, they use more ineffective methods.
本研究旨在评估首次妇科检查的青少年的焦虑水平和应对压力的方法。这项描述性研究的样本包括 223 名已婚或单身的青少年女性，她们前往土耳其锡瓦斯省的一家州立医院进行首次妇科检查。通过个人信息表、状态焦虑量表（SAI）和应对方式量表（WCI）的面对面访谈收集数据。SAI 评分与 WCI 子量表中的自信应对（ = -0.305； = 0.001）和乐观应对（ = -0.170； = 0.011）呈显著负相关。SAI 评分与绝望应对（ = 0.153； = 0.022）和顺从应对（ = 0.143； = 0.032）呈显著正相关。首次接受妇科检查的青少年女性有“中度”的焦虑水平，她们应对压力的方式是无效的。随着焦虑水平的升高，她们会使用更无效的方法。
