The relationship between self-esteem and husband support with body image perception in post-vaginal delivery primiparous mother in independent Delima midwife practice in Denpasar

Ignasius Yulianus Jagkson Bomba; Cok Bagus Jaya Lesmana; Ni Ketut Sri Diniari; Luh Nyoman Alit Aryani; Anak Ayu Sri Wahyuni; Ni Ketut Putri Ariani; Ida Ayu Kusuma Wardani; I Gusti Ayu Indah Ardani

doi:10.15562/bmj.v10i1.2069

The relationship between self-esteem and husband support with body image perception in post-vaginal delivery primiparous mother in independent Delima midwife practice in Denpasar

Ignasius Yulianus Jagkson Bomba ,

Cok Bagus Jaya Lesmana ,

Ni Ketut Sri Diniari ,

Luh Nyoman Alit Aryani ,

Anak Ayu Sri Wahyuni ,

Ni Ketut Putri Ariani ,

Ida Ayu Kusuma Wardani ,

I Gusti Ayu Indah Ardani ,

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15562/bmj.v10i1.2069 |
Published: 2021-02-23

Abstract

Background: Childbirth is a big, happy event for a mother. In post-partum mothers, physical changes and psychological changes can occur. It is reported that 50% to 70% of post-partum mothers experience psychological disorders, such as a mother can feel uncomfortable with body image perception changes, which result in feelings of lack of husband support. Body image perception itself can cause an effect on self-esteem. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between self-esteem and husband's support with body image perception among primiparous mothers after vaginal delivery.

Methods: An observational analytic study was conducted among 30 post-vaginal delivery primiparous mothers in independent Delima midwife practice in Denpasar. Data regarding respondentsâ€™ characteristics, self-esteem, husbandâ€™s support and body image perception were obtained using the Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire, the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (R-DAS) questionnaire Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire Appearance Scales (MBSRQ-AS). The relationship between self-esteem and husband's support with body image perception was analyzed using SPSS version 23 for Windows.

Results: The average age of the respondents were 24.73 years old, and most of them were graduated from high school (50%), employed (53.3%) and have no conflict in their marriage (80%), have normal self-esteem (96.6%), didnâ€™t get enough husbandâ€™s support (56.7%) and have positive perception regarding the evaluation of physical appearance (96.6%). We found a significant relationship between self-esteem and body image perception (p = 0.001), husband's support and body image perception (p = 0.001) and husband's support and self-esteem (p = 0.010) in post-vaginal delivery primiparous mother in independent Delima midwife practice in Denpasar.

Conclusion: Self-esteem, husband's support and body image perception were essentials factors that contributed to post-partum woman mental health stability that should be understood by family and health workers to avoid psychological disorder in post-partum woman.

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