The relationship between loneliness perception and breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding behaviors in mothers

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dc.contributor.authorDemir, Rukiye
dc.contributor.authorOdabas, Resmiye Kaya
dc.contributor.authorTaspinar, Ayten
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-29T02:57:40Z
dc.date.available2025-05-29T02:57:40Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground Breast milk and breastfeeding affect the health of the child, the mother, and indirectly the public. Therefore, it is important to determine the breastfeeding self-efficacy of mothers, breastfeeding behaviors, and the factors affecting them, and to eliminate the factors that negatively affect breastfeeding. Aim The study was conducted to examine the relationship between the perception of loneliness in mothers and breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding behaviors. Methods This descriptive and correlational study was conducted in Turkey between March and November 2024 with 382 mothers (n = 382). The data were collected using the Descriptive Information Form, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (BSES), and Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale (SELSA-S). Results The mean total score of the mothers in the study was 43.72 +/- 11.13 and the mean total score of SELSA-S was 59.67 +/- 13.25. In the study, it was found that those who were university graduates, were employed, received education about breastfeeding, were currently breastfeeding, as well as those who exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months, received spousal support while breastfeeding, had statistically significantly higher mean total scores on the BSES and lower mean total scores on the SELSA-S than the others. Additionally, receiving general social support and specifically from their spouses also contributed to these higher scores. In addition, a high-level negative linear relationship was found between the BSES and SELSA-S total and sub-dimensions (p < 0.001). Conclusions It was concluded that the perception of social and emotional loneliness negatively affected breastfeeding self-efficacy and some breastfeeding behaviors in mothers with infants aged 0-24 months.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jog.16280
dc.identifier.issn1341-8076
dc.identifier.issn1447-0756
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.pmid40190015
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105002115362
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1111/jog.16280
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/30133
dc.identifier.volume51
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001460708200001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250529
dc.subjectbreastfeeding
dc.subjectbreastfeeding self-efficacy
dc.subjectloneliness
dc.subjectloneliness perception
dc.subjectmother
dc.titleThe relationship between loneliness perception and breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding behaviors in mothers
dc.typeArticle

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