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

Vardavaki, Zoi; Hollins Martin, Caroline J.; Martin, Colin R.

Authors

Zoi Vardavaki

Caroline J. Hollins Martin

Colin R. Martin



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.

Citation

Vardavaki, Z., Hollins Martin, C. J., & Martin, C. R. (2015). Construct and content validity of the Greek version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale (G-BSS). Journal of reproductive and infant psychology, 33(5), 488-503. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2015.1035235

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 16, 2015
Online Publication Date May 26, 2015
Publication Date Oct 20, 2015
Deposit Date Apr 25, 2019
Journal Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology
Print ISSN 0264-6838
Electronic ISSN 1469-672X
Publisher Routledge
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 33
Issue 5
Pages 488-503
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2015.1035235
Keywords Birth Satisfaction Scale (BSS); Childbearing women; Greek; Intranatal; Labour; Psychometric properties
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1647197
Publisher URL https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02646838.2015.1035235
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