Fear of Childbirth, Desire to Avoid Pregnancy and Marital Adjustment Among Married Females
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https://doi.org/10.55737/qjss.v-iv(CP).24235Keywords:
Fear of Childbirth, Desire to Avoid Pregnancy, Marital Adjustment, Married FemalesAbstract
With the advancement in the world, there are many phenomena that are increasing, but the Fear of childbirth is still an issue that goes unnoticed. Birth is a unique and also a painful experience for a woman. It is recognized that because of Fear, women tend to avoid becoming pregnant, which affects their marital life. The present study explains the relationship between Fear of childbirth, the desire to avoid pregnancy, and marital adjustment. The sample comprised of 154 married females. It was a correlational study accompanied by a convenient sampling technique. For data collection, the Fear of Childbirth Questionnaire (FCQ), Desire to Avoid Pregnancy (DAP) Scale, and Marital Adjustment Test (MAT) were used. Findings show that Fear of childbirth is positively correlated with the desire to avoid pregnancy, and Fear of childbirth is negatively correlated with marital adjustment. Results showed a significant relationship between all three variables. Findings show that the Fear of childbirth positively predicts the desire to avoid pregnancy. On the contrary, Fear of childbirth negatively predicts marital adjustment among married females. This study would be helpful for counselors, practitioners, researchers, therapists, psychologists, medical experts, and especially midwives to explore this domain while dealing with married females.
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