Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: Cross-cultural development and psychometric evaluation of a measure to assess fear of childbirth prior to pregnancy
Authors: Stoll, Kathrin
Hauck, Yvonne
Downe, Soo
Edmonds, Joyce
Gross, Mechthild Maria
Malott, Anne
McNiven, Patricia
Swift, Emma
Thomson, Gillian
Hall, Wendy A.
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2016.02.004
Published in: Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare
Volume(Issue): 8
Page(s): 49
Pages to: 54
Issue Date: 2016
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Elsevier
ISSN: 1877-5756
1877-5764
Language: English
Subjects: Childbirth fear; Cross-cultural; Psychometrics; Cross-Cultural comparison; Parturition
Subject (DDC): 618: Gynecology, obstetrics and midwifery
618.4: Childbirth
Abstract: Background: Assessment of childbirth fear, in advance of pregnancy, and early identification of modifiable factors contributing to fear can inform public health initiatives and/or school-based educational programming for the next generation of maternity care consumers. We developed and evaluated a short fear of birth scale that incorporates the most common dimensions of fear reported by men and women prior to pregnancy, fear of: labour pain, being out of control and unable to cope with labour and birth, complications, and irreversible physical damage. Methods: University students in six countries (Australia, Canada, England, Germany, Iceland, and the United States, n = 2240) participated in an online survey to assess their fears and attitudes about birth. We report internal consistency reliability, corrected-item-to-total correlations, factor loadings and convergent and discriminant validity of the new scale. Results: The Childbirth Fear – Prior to Pregnancy (CFPP) scale showed high internal consistency across samples (α > 0.86). All corrected-item-to total correlations exceeded 0.45, supporting the uni-dimensionality of the scale. Construct validity of the CFPP was supported by a high correlation between the new scale and a two-item visual analogue scale that measures fear of birth (r > 0.6 across samples). Weak correlations of the CFPP with scores on measures that assess related psychological states (anxiety, depression and stress) support the discriminant validity of the scale.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/8153
Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): Licence according to publishing contract
Departement: School of Health Sciences
Organisational Unit: Institute of Midwifery and Reproductive Health (IHG)
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Stoll, K., Hauck, Y., Downe, S., Edmonds, J., Gross, M. M., Malott, A., McNiven, P., Swift, E., Thomson, G., & Hall, W. A. (2016). Cross-cultural development and psychometric evaluation of a measure to assess fear of childbirth prior to pregnancy. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 8, 49–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2016.02.004
Stoll, K. et al. (2016) ‘Cross-cultural development and psychometric evaluation of a measure to assess fear of childbirth prior to pregnancy’, Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 8, pp. 49–54. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2016.02.004.
K. Stoll et al., “Cross-cultural development and psychometric evaluation of a measure to assess fear of childbirth prior to pregnancy,” Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, vol. 8, pp. 49–54, 2016, doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2016.02.004.
STOLL, Kathrin, Yvonne HAUCK, Soo DOWNE, Joyce EDMONDS, Mechthild Maria GROSS, Anne MALOTT, Patricia MCNIVEN, Emma SWIFT, Gillian THOMSON und Wendy A. HALL, 2016. Cross-cultural development and psychometric evaluation of a measure to assess fear of childbirth prior to pregnancy. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 2016. Bd. 8, S. 49–54. DOI 10.1016/j.srhc.2016.02.004
Stoll, Kathrin, Yvonne Hauck, Soo Downe, Joyce Edmonds, Mechthild Maria Gross, Anne Malott, Patricia McNiven, Emma Swift, Gillian Thomson, and Wendy A. Hall. 2016. “Cross-Cultural Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Measure to Assess Fear of Childbirth prior to Pregnancy.” Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare 8: 49–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2016.02.004.
Stoll, Kathrin, et al. “Cross-Cultural Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Measure to Assess Fear of Childbirth prior to Pregnancy.” Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, vol. 8, 2016, pp. 49–54, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2016.02.004.


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