About this trial
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of midwife-led motivational interviewing during pregnancy on couples' stress and alexithymia levels.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Agreement to participate in the study
Being 18 years of age or older and married
Being in the second trimester
No pregnancy-related risks (such as preeclampsia, diabetes, heart disease, placenta previa, or oligohydramnios),
Disqualifiers
• Participants deciding to withdraw from the study at any stage,
Inability to contact the pregnant woman and/or her partner before the data collection process is completed,
The pregnant woman being diagnosed with a high-risk pregnancy during the data collection process.
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
a group where motivational sessions are held for pregnant women and their partners
Other interventiona group where motivational sessions are held for pregnant women and their partners
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1. Stress Coping Styles Scale (SCSS):
Couples' stress coping skills are being assessed. The assessment is administered twice: as a pre-test (at the beginning) and a post-test (after the intervention). Both the total scale score and the subscale scores are used.
1. Stress Coping Styles Scale (SCSS): This scale assesses couples' stress coping skills. It is administered twice: at the pre-test (baseline) and post-test (post-intervention). Both the total scale score and the subscale scores are used.
Secondary outcomes
2. Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS):
Couples' levels of alexithymia are being assessed. The assessment is administered twice: as a pre-test (at the beginning) and a post-test (after the intervention). Both the total scale score and the subscale scores are used.
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