Women (Between 18 to 50 Years Old)agingNCT07132346
Are Women Hesitant to Become Mothers in the New World?
An observational study of Women (Between 18 to 50 Years Old), run by University of Gaziantep at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The decision to have a child can be perceived as indecisive, and women who experience maternal indecisiveness avoid pregnancy. However, as women age, fertility anxiety also increases. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 20 years and older, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Women (Between 18 to 50 Years Old)
- What is being tested?
- AGING ANXIETY SCALE
- How many people
- 300 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 14 Jul 2024to 15 Dec 2024
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 20 years and older
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: The population of the study consisted of women aged ≥20 years who applied to the obstetrics and gynecology clinic of XXX hospital for any reason. A literature review was conducted and a power analysis was performed on the G-power 3.9.1 software to calculate the sample size following a literature review (Guney et al., 2022; Gipson et al., 2021). The minimum sample size required to expect a significant relationship with a large effect size (Cohen's d=0.0784314) in terms of women's tendency to avoid pregnancy was found to be 300 individuals (α=0.05, 1-β=0.95). Totally, 312 women were reached, but 12 were not included in the study as they dropped out. Eventually, the study sample consisted of 300 women.
Who may be able to join
- Volunteering to participate in the study,
- Having no communication barriers,
- Age ≥20 years, and
- Being married.
Who cannot join
- Unwilling to participate in the study,
- Having a psychiatric health problem according to medical records,
- Being single, and
- Being pregnant.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: "Are Women Hesitant to Become Mothers in the New World?"
The decision to have a child can be perceived as indecisive, and women who experience maternal indecisiveness avoid pregnancy. However, as women age, fertility anxiety also increases. The investigators aimed to investigate the mediating role of aging anxiety in the relationship between maternal ambivalence and avoidance of pregnancy in women.
Read the detailed description
The decision to have a child can be perceived as indecisive, and women who experience maternal indecisiveness avoid pregnancy. However, as women age, fertility anxiety also increases. We aimed to investigate the mediating role of aging anxiety in the relationship between maternal ambivalence and avoidance of pregnancy in women. Data collection tools included a "Personal Information Form," "the Maternal Ambivalence Scale," "the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale," and "The Relational Aging Anxiety Scale." Regression models assessed the association between Maternal Ambivalence Scale, Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale and Relational Aging Anxiety Scale. SPSS Process v.3.4 analysis was performed to make a mediator effect assessment. It was found that the model was significant and 3% of the desire to avoid pregnancy was explained by maternal ambivalence (F=9.088; p=0.003) (n=300). Since the confidence interval (95% CI [0.019; 0.096]) of the indirect effect did not include "0", a mediating effect was detected. It was found that the model was significant and 17.6% of the desire to avoid pregnancy was explained by the doubts sub-dimension (F=9.477; p=0.002). Since the confidence interval (95% CI [0.024; 0.200]) of the indirect effect did not include "0", a mediating effect was identified. The collective affinity for older people sub-dimension had a partial mediating effect between rejection and the desire to avoid pregnancy. Results indicated that 20.5% of the total effect on the desire to avoid pregnancy was provided by the mediating effect. It was found that women's perceptions of aging caused maternal ambivalence and that this situation was effective in avoiding pregnancy.
- Conditions
- Women (Between 18 to 50 Years Old)
- Being tested
- AGING ANXIETY SCALE
- Keywords
- maternal ambivalence, avoiding pregnancy, women, aging anxiety
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
AGING ANXIETY SCALEOther
This study was conducted as descriptive research to determine the mediating role of aging anxiety in the relationship between maternal ambivalence and pregnancy avoidance in women.
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
"the Maternal Ambivalence Scale"
The study sample consisted of 300 women. Their written and verbal consent was obtained.
The Maternal Ambivalence Scale: The scale has 14 four-point Likert-type items, each of which is scored between 1 and 4. The minimum total score that can be obtained from the scale is 14, and the maximum is 56. An increase in the total score indicates a high level of maternal ambivalence. The scale has three sub-dimensions.
Measured: 3 MONTHS
The Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale
The Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale: The five-point Likert-type items on the scale are scored using the following options: "0= strongly agree" and "4= strongly disagree. Scores on the scale range from 0/14=0 to 56/14=4. A high score obtained from the scale indicates an increase in the desire to avoid pregnancy, while a low score shows a decrease in this respect.
Measured: 3 months
The Relational Aging Anxiety Scale
The Relational Aging Anxiety Scale: Items are scored on a five-point Likert-type scale from (1) strongly agree to (5) strongly disagree. The scale consists of three sub-dimensions. The scale does not have a total score.
Measured: 3 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted20 Aug 2025
- Study start14 Jul 2024
- Primary completion14 Oct 2024
- Study completion15 Dec 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Women (Between 18 to 50 Years Old)Studies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Gaziantep
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ece Kaplan, University of Gaziantep
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07132346
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- GAUN-EBE-EKD-02
- Other IDs
- UGaziantep
- Acronym
- aging
- Status last verified
- Jul 2025
- First submitted
- 23 Jul 2025
- Last updated
- 20 Aug 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Aug 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- "Are Women Hesitant to Become Mothers in the New World?"
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07132346
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- aging / GAUN-EBE-EKD-02
- Conditions
- Women (Between 18 to 50 Years Old)
- Keywords
- maternal ambivalence, avoiding pregnancy, women, aging anxiety
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 300 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of GaziantepUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 14 Jul 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 14 Oct 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Dec 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 20 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The decision to have a child can be perceived as indecisive, and women who experience maternal indecisiveness avoid pregnancy. However, as women age, fertility anxiety also increases. The investigators aimed to investigate the mediating role of aging anxiety in the relationship between maternal ambivalence and avoidance of pregnancy in women.
Detailed description
The decision to have a child can be perceived as indecisive, and women who experience maternal indecisiveness avoid pregnancy. However, as women age, fertility anxiety also increases. We aimed to investigate the mediating role of aging anxiety in the relationship between maternal ambivalence and avoidance of pregnancy in women. Data collection tools included a "Personal Information Form," "the Maternal Ambivalence Scale," "the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale," and "The Relational Aging Anxiety Scale." Regression models assessed the association between Maternal Ambivalence Scale, Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale and Relational Aging Anxiety Scale. SPSS Process v.3.4 analysis was performed to make a mediator effect assessment. It was found that the model was significant and 3% of the desire to avoid pregnancy was explained by maternal ambivalence (F=9.088; p=0.003) (n=300). Since the confidence interval (95% CI [0.019; 0.096]) of the indirect effect did not include "0", a mediating effect was detected. It was found that the model was significant and 17.6% of the desire to avoid pregnancy was explained by the doubts sub-dimension (F=9.477; p=0.002). Since the confidence interval (95% CI [0.024; 0.200]) of the indirect effect did not include "0", a mediating effect was identified. The collective affinity for older people sub-dimension had a partial mediating effect between rejection and the desire to avoid pregnancy. Results indicated that 20.5% of the total effect on the desire to avoid pregnancy was provided by the mediating effect. It was found that women's perceptions of aging caused maternal ambivalence and that this situation was effective in avoiding pregnancy.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case only
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 20 years and older
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- The population of the study consisted of women aged ≥20 years who applied to the obstetrics and gynecology clinic of XXX hospital for any reason. A literature review was conducted and a power analysis was performed on the G-power 3.9.1 software to calculate the sample size following a literature review (Guney et al., 2022; Gipson et al., 2021). The minimum sample size required to expect a significant relationship with a large effect size (Cohen's d=0.0784314) in terms of women's tendency to avoid pregnancy was found to be 300 individuals (α=0.05, 1-β=0.95). Totally, 312 women were reached, but 12 were not included in the study as they dropped out. Eventually, the study sample consisted of 300 women.
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Volunteering to participate in the study,
- Having no communication barriers,
- Age ≥20 years, and
- Being married.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Unwilling to participate in the study,
- Having a psychiatric health problem according to medical records,
- Being single, and
- Being pregnant.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| AGING ANXIETY SCALEThis study was conducted as descriptive research to determine the mediating role of aging anxiety in the relationship between maternal ambivalence and pregnancy avoidance in women. | Other | – |
Primary outcome
"the Maternal Ambivalence Scale"
Time frame: 3 MONTHS
The study sample consisted of 300 women. Their written and verbal consent was obtained. The Maternal Ambivalence Scale: The scale has 14 four-point Likert-type items, each of which is scored between 1 and 4. The minimum total score that can be obtained from the scale is 14, and the maximum is 56. An increase in the total score indicates a high level of maternal ambivalence. The scale has three sub-dimensions.
The Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale
Time frame: 3 months
The Desire to Avoid Pregnancy Scale: The five-point Likert-type items on the scale are scored using the following options: "0= strongly agree" and "4= strongly disagree. Scores on the scale range from 0/14=0 to 56/14=4. A high score obtained from the scale indicates an increase in the desire to avoid pregnancy, while a low score shows a decrease in this respect.
The Relational Aging Anxiety Scale
Time frame: 3 months
The Relational Aging Anxiety Scale: Items are scored on a five-point Likert-type scale from (1) strongly agree to (5) strongly disagree. The scale consists of three sub-dimensions. The scale does not have a total score.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Aug 2025.
- Development and psychometric properties of the maternal ambivalence scale in spanish womenLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Women (Between 18 to 50 Years Old), run by University of Gaziantep at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Aug 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
"the Maternal Ambivalence Scale" (time frame: 3 MONTHS). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Aug 2025.