Padashian Fatemeh, Yadollahi Parvin, Doostfatemeh Marziyeh, Moshfeghy Zeinab
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Maternal-fetal Medicine Research Center, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
J Taibah Univ Med Sci. 2021 Aug 30;17(1):51-56. doi: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2021.08.002. eCollection 2022 Feb.
The initiation of exclusive breastfeeding and its continuation plays a vital role in maternal and child health. This study investigates the prediction of exclusive breastfeeding in Iranian mothers using the five-factor model.
A descriptive correlational study was conducted using cluster random sampling. and 120 mothers with children aged 6 to 12 months, referred to health centres of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Valfagr and Enghelab in Iran, participated in this cross-sectional study. The participants were requested to fill 3 questionnaire containing demographic questionnaire, the exclusive breastfeeding scale, and the Big Five factors (BFF) questionnaire of personality traits. The data were collected between May and December 2019 and analysed using Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression.
The results showed that the agreeableness trait had the highest score (mean score = 16.13, SD = 2.10) and the neuroticism trait had the lowest score (mean score = 12.13, SD = 2.68). The main results indicated a significant relationship between the extraversion trait and exclusive breastfeeding (r = 0.36, < 0.01). In the regression analysis, the results were indicative of the positive prediction of exclusive breastfeeding for the extraversion ( < 0.01, = 0.43) and the conscientiousness traits ( < 0.05, = 0.18).
Personality traits may potentially affect exclusive breastfeeding and could be a useful tool in reducing impediments to exclusive breastfeeding and in identifying mothers who need more mental support.
纯母乳喂养的开始及其持续时间对母婴健康起着至关重要的作用。本研究使用五因素模型调查伊朗母亲纯母乳喂养的预测因素。
采用整群随机抽样进行描述性相关性研究。120名有6至12个月大孩子的母亲，她们前往伊朗设拉子医科大学瓦尔法格和恩格勒布分校的健康中心，参与了这项横断面研究。要求参与者填写3份问卷，包括人口统计学问卷、纯母乳喂养量表和人格特质大五因素（BFF）问卷。数据于2019年5月至12月收集，并使用Pearson相关系数和多元回归进行分析。
结果显示，宜人性特质得分最高（平均得分 = 16.13，标准差 = 2.10），神经质特质得分最低（平均得分 = 12.13，标准差 = 2.68）。主要结果表明，外向性特质与纯母乳喂养之间存在显著关系（r = 0.36，P < 0.01）。在回归分析中，结果表明外向性（P < 0.01，β = 0.43）和尽责性特质（P < 0.05，β = 0.18）对纯母乳喂养有正向预测作用。
人格特质可能会影响纯母乳喂养，并且可能是减少纯母乳喂养障碍以及识别需要更多心理支持的母亲的有用工具。
