Path Analysis: Motivation of Pregnant Women’s Readiness in Exclusive Breastfeeding

Abstract

Motivation is one of the most essential factors in the formation of behavior. This study aimed to evaluate the direct and indirect effects of motivation as well as other selected variables on readiness for exclusive breastfeeding. This was a cross-sectional study assessing the association of knowledge, access to information, social, cultural, and readiness of pregnant women to exclusive breastfeeding, with motivation as an intermediate variable. The data analysis technique used is path analysis. The study found that social and cultural factors (X3) improve knowledge (β=0.368) but do not affect access to information (β=0.151). All knowledge, information access and socio-cultural factor directly affect the motivation of pregnant women to give exclusive breastfeeding: X1 - Y1 with a value of β=0.264. X2 - Y1 with a value of β=0.316, and X3 - Y1 with avalue of β=0.284 while the motivation of pregnant women significantly influences the readiness in exclusive, breastfeeding with the value β=0.333. So it can be concluded that knowledge, access to information, and social and cultural factors could directly and indirectly influence the readiness of pregnant mothers in exclusive breastfeeding. The indirect effect is mediated by the motivation of pregnant women in breastfeedingexclusively.

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         
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Conference Paper
Path Analysis: Motivation of Pregnant
Women’s Readiness in Exclusive
Breastfeeding
S Mulyani
         
Abstract
             
              
          
          
           
           
             
         
           
                     
           
            
           
          
            
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1. Introduction
            
                
                
           
            
              
             
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            
             
                
               
               
             
            
           
         
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         
              
            
               
             
            
        
           
           
           
            
            
             
         
          
          
          
              
             
       
2. Methods
            
              
            
   

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            (content-
validity)       (convergent-divergent validity  confirmatory
factor analysis        (Cronbach’s alpha >
             
  SPSS for Windows  
3. Results and Discussion
             
              
             
            
                
            
   
Characteristics N (total=150) F%
Age
    
     
    
    
    
Education
  
    
    
  
Employment Status
  
    
Length of Marriage
<   
   
>   
             
            
     manifest        
               
   


  (Structural Equation         
            
           
beta         
             
e
1
X1
7
3
1
e
2
e
3
2
4
6
X2
Y1
Y2
5 8
X3 9
Figure     (Path Analysis)        
              
            
 
𝑋1=1𝑋2+2𝑋3+ 𝑒1
𝑌1=3𝑋1+4𝑋2+5𝑋3+ 𝑒2
𝑌2=6𝑌1+7𝑋1+8𝑋2+9𝑋3+ 𝑒3

      
   
  
     
      
        
   


    error 
           
             
             
              
          
       
             
  
No relationship between Direct Indirect
Notation Value Notation Value
       
        
        
         
         
        
        
            
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   
  
            

   
  
                
     <
              
              
           
           
    
            
           
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              
            
            
      
           
           
   


           
            
             
  
             
            
               
             
         
            
            
           
           
           
         
        
            
     precede-proceed       
              
                
              
             
           
            
          
                
          
           
              
              
             
  
           
           
            
   


           
            
            
           
           
               
            
          
 
4. Conclusion
              
            
         
             
           
    
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