Construct and content validity of the Greek version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (G-BSS)

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Vardavaki, Z., Hollins Martin, C. and Martin, C.R. (2014). Construct and content validity of the Greek version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (G-BSS). Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 33 (5), pp. 488-503. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2015.1035235
AuthorsVardavaki, Z., Hollins Martin, C. and Martin, C.R.
Abstract

Background: ‘Birth Satisfaction’ is a term that encompasses a woman’s evaluation of her birth experience. The term includes factors such as her appraisal of the quality of care she received, a personal assessment of how she coped, and her reconstructions of what happened on that particular day. Her accounts may be accurate or skewed, yet correspond with her reality of how events unfolded. Objective: To evaluate properties of an instrument designed to measure birth satisfaction in a Greek population of postnatal women. Study design: We assessed factor structure, internal consistency, divergent validity and known-groups discriminant validity of the 30-item Greek Birth Satisfaction Scale – Long Form (30-item G-BSS-LF) and its revised version the 10-item Greek-BSS-Revised (10-item-G-BSS-R), using survey data collected in Athens. Participants: A convenience sample of healthy Greek postnatal women (n = 162) aged 22–46 years who had delivered between 34 and 42 weeks’ gestation. Results: The 30-item-G-BSS-LF performed poorly in terms of factor structure. The short-form 10-item-G-BSS-R performed well in terms of measurement replication of the English equivalent version as a multidimensional instrument. The short-form 10-item-G-BSS-R comprises three subscales which measure distinct but correlated domains of: (1) quality of care provision (4 items), (2) women’s personal attributes (2 items), and (3) stress experienced during labour (4 items). Key conclusions: The 10-item-G-BSS-R is a valid and reliable multidimensional psychometric instrument for measuring birth satisfaction in Greek postnatal women.

Year2014
JournalJournal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
Journal citation33 (5), pp. 488-503
PublisherTaylor & Francis
ISSN 1469-672X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2015.1035235
Web address (URL)https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/citedby/10.1080/02646838.2015.1035235?scroll=top&needAccess=true&role=tab
Publication dates
Print26 May 2015
Publication process dates
Accepted16 Mar 2015
Deposited11 Aug 2023
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his is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology on 26/05/2015, available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2015.1035235

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