COMPARISON OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, ATTACHMENT STYLES, AND RESILIENCE AMONG TEENAGERS BORN WITH TWO METHODS OF CESAREAN SECTION AND VAGINAL DELIVERY

Childbirth is one of the most influential changes in women's lives. This change is not only forgotten for women, but because of its importance, the type of delivery is effective in the psychological and physical development of mothers and children. Therefore, the present study aims to Comparison of emotional intelligence, attachment styles and resilience in teenagers undergone cesarean and vaginal delivery.

The research is a descriptive-analytical research and scientifically- comparative. The statistical population consisted of all girls’ high school students in Mamasani city in 2017-2018. 60 people as sample were selected by cluster sampling (30 people of vaginal delivery and 30 people cesarean section). Data were collected by Resilience Questionnaire of Conner and Davidson (2003), Emotional Intelligence of Bar Ann (1980) and Attachment Style of Collins and Rid (1990). Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS 21 software, and analyzed using descriptive statistics and one way variance analysis (ANOVA).

The findings showed that there is a significant difference between the emotional intelligence between the two groups of vaginal delivery and cesarean section (p <0.05). that mean of emotional intelligence in vaginal delivery (321)and cesarean section (307/89)showed emotional intelligencein vaginal delivery is more than cesarean section. Also there is no difference between the safety, avoidance and anxietyattachment stylesand Resilience.

The physiological experience of the type of delivery and the stress caused by it, causes changes in the psychological processes of mothers and children. And it is difficult adapting mothers with their parenting roles. Therefore, by adopting precise guidelines on management and delivery of childbirth, it is possible to expand decision making for the selection of vaginal deliveryand thereby improve the outcomes of childbirth.