The effect of pregnancy on happiness

TÜRK R., Sakar T., ERKAYA R.

7th International Conference on Intercultural Education - Education, Health and ICT - From a Transcultural Perspective (EDUHEM), Almeria, Spain, 15 - 17 June 2016, vol.237, pp.1247-1253 identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 237
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2017.02.198
  • City: Almeria
  • Country: Spain
  • Page Numbers: pp.1247-1253
  • Keywords: Pregnant women, happiness, midwife, BODY-IMAGE, WOMEN
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: This descriptive study aims to investigate whether pregnancy affects women's level of happiness during their pregnancy. Methods: The study population consisted of 247 pregnant women, who agreed to participate in the research voluntarily. Personal information form and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire Short-Form (OHQ-SF) were used for data collection. Percentage and number distributions, averages, min-max, ANOVA, t-test, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann Whitney-U tests were used in the evaluation of the data.