A Study on Emotional Intelligence, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Prenatal Maternal Expectations in Women Attending a Pregnancy School
This study was conducted to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI), breastfeeding self-efficacy, and maternal expectations of women who did and did not receive education and counseling during pregnancy. An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in a state hospital...
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| description | This study was conducted to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI), breastfeeding self-efficacy, and maternal expectations of women who did and did not receive education and counseling during pregnancy. An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in a state hospital with 146 pregnant women (intervention group, <i>n</i> = 72; control group, <i>n</i> = 74). The intervention group had five stages, while the control group received standard pregnancy care. Data is collected by the “Personal Information Form”, “Rotterdam EI Scale”, “Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale”, and “Prenatal Maternal Expectations Scale”. When the emotional intelligence scores increased in the intervention group, breastfeeding self-efficacy and antenatal motherhood expectations also increased in the intervention group. In addition, the intervention group’s EI, EI self-evaluation sub-dimension, prenatal motherhood expectations, unrealistic negative motherhood expectations mean, and breastfeeding self-efficacy scale were higher than those of the control group. The regression analysis revealed that the “self-evaluation” sub-dimension of the EI in the intervention group is correlated with regulate others and their own emotions, EI, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and prenatal motherhood expectations. This study shows that pregnant women who attended antenatal classes during the prenatal period had higher EI, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and prenatal maternal expectations than those who were pregnant and did not receive education. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-973e69d10f0c4e2cb17bd74a050ddcef2025-08-20T01:48:46ZengMDPI AGJournal of Intelligence2079-32002025-03-011333510.3390/jintelligence13030035A Study on Emotional Intelligence, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Prenatal Maternal Expectations in Women Attending a Pregnancy SchoolAleyna Bayındır0Hülya Tosun1Department of Midwifery, Health Science Faculty, Kütahya Health Science University, Kütahya 43700, TurkeyDepartment of Midwifery, Health Science Faculty, Kütahya Health Science University, Kütahya 43700, TurkeyThis study was conducted to determine the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI), breastfeeding self-efficacy, and maternal expectations of women who did and did not receive education and counseling during pregnancy. An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in a state hospital with 146 pregnant women (intervention group, <i>n</i> = 72; control group, <i>n</i> = 74). The intervention group had five stages, while the control group received standard pregnancy care. Data is collected by the “Personal Information Form”, “Rotterdam EI Scale”, “Prenatal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale”, and “Prenatal Maternal Expectations Scale”. When the emotional intelligence scores increased in the intervention group, breastfeeding self-efficacy and antenatal motherhood expectations also increased in the intervention group. In addition, the intervention group’s EI, EI self-evaluation sub-dimension, prenatal motherhood expectations, unrealistic negative motherhood expectations mean, and breastfeeding self-efficacy scale were higher than those of the control group. The regression analysis revealed that the “self-evaluation” sub-dimension of the EI in the intervention group is correlated with regulate others and their own emotions, EI, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and prenatal motherhood expectations. This study shows that pregnant women who attended antenatal classes during the prenatal period had higher EI, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and prenatal maternal expectations than those who were pregnant and did not receive education.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/13/3/35emotional intelligenceantenatal classesbreastfeeding self-efficacyprenatal maternal expectationsmidwifery |
| spellingShingle | Aleyna Bayındır Hülya Tosun A Study on Emotional Intelligence, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Prenatal Maternal Expectations in Women Attending a Pregnancy School Journal of Intelligence emotional intelligence antenatal classes breastfeeding self-efficacy prenatal maternal expectations midwifery |
| title | A Study on Emotional Intelligence, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Prenatal Maternal Expectations in Women Attending a Pregnancy School |
| title_full | A Study on Emotional Intelligence, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Prenatal Maternal Expectations in Women Attending a Pregnancy School |
| title_fullStr | A Study on Emotional Intelligence, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Prenatal Maternal Expectations in Women Attending a Pregnancy School |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Study on Emotional Intelligence, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Prenatal Maternal Expectations in Women Attending a Pregnancy School |
| title_short | A Study on Emotional Intelligence, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, and Prenatal Maternal Expectations in Women Attending a Pregnancy School |
| title_sort | study on emotional intelligence breastfeeding self efficacy and prenatal maternal expectations in women attending a pregnancy school |
| topic | emotional intelligence antenatal classes breastfeeding self-efficacy prenatal maternal expectations midwifery |
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