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Personality Traits and Childbearing Motivations: The Mediating Role of Psychological Well-being in Married Women.

Background & aim: The childbearing motivation is a global and complex process. It depends on several economic, political, social, and individual factors. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the correlation between personality traits and childbearing motivations of married women, consid...

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Published in:Journal of Midwifery & Reproductive Health Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 5588 - 5600
Main Authors: Manouchehri, Faezeh, Eyni, Sanaz, Zemestani, Mehdi
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Science Jul2026
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          Manouchehri, Faezeh
          Eyni, Sanaz
          Zemestani, Mehdi
        affil: Master of Art in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran
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          Married Women Psychosocial Factors
          Personality
          Fertility Psychosocial Factors
          Motivation Evaluation
          Psychological Well-Being Evaluation
          Human
          Pregnancy
          Female
          Mediation Analysis
          Correlational Studies
          Structural Equation Modeling
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          Iran
          Multicenter Studies
          Stratified Random Sample
          Questionnaires
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          Descriptive Statistics
          Reproductive Behavior
          Attitude to Pregnancy
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          Conscience
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Convenience Sample
          Data Analysis Software
          Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
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      ab: Background & aim: The childbearing motivation is a global and complex process. It depends on several economic, political, social, and individual factors. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the correlation between personality traits and childbearing motivations of married women, considering the mediating role of psychological well-being. Methods: This was a correlational study designed to test a predictive conceptual model using structural equation modeling. The study population included all married women aged 18 to 45 in Hamedan, Iran, from the first April, 2023 to the end of September 2023, who were selected through a multi-site stratified sampling approach. Data were collected in person using the Childbearing Motivation Questionnaire, the Neuroticism-Extraversion-Openness Five-Factor Inventory, and the Scale of Psychological Well-being, with each session lasting 20 to 60 minutes. The final model was analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling and MIMIC analysis via SPSS and LISREL software. Results: Five personality traits and psychological well-being were significantly associated with both positive and negative childbearing motivations. The findings also indicated that psychological well-being was associated with the relationship between personality traits and childbearing motivations (P<0.01). Among the personality traits, neuroticism showed the strongest positive association with negative childbearing motivations (ß=0.294) and the strongest negative association with positive childbearing motivations (ß=-0.214). Extraversion showed the strongest negative association with negative childbearing motivations (ß=-0.219), and conscientiousness showed the strongest positive association with positive childbearing motivations (ß= 0.263). Conclusion: These findings clarify the associations between personality traits and individual childbearing motivations and provide preliminary implications for the development of interventions aimed at promoting psychological well-being.
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