Infante-Gil, Lilliam, Silverio, Sergio A 
ORCID: 0000-0001-7177-3471, Fallon, Victoria ORCID: 0000-0002-7350-2568 and Wendland, Jaqueline
(2022)
Postpartum specific anxiety in a French population: Validation of the French version of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale [PSAS-FR].
PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHIATRIC CARE, 58 (1).
pp. 418-428.
ISSN 0031-5990, 1744-6163
Abstract
<h4>Purpose</h4>This study aims to validate the Postpartum-Specific-Anxiety-Scale (PSAS) as a French-language instrument, which assesses maternal and infant-related anxieties during the postpartum period.<h4>Design and methods</h4>The methodology included six stages: preliminary French translation; selection of most articulate items and back-translation; rectification of discrepancies; pilot study (n = 257); reliability and validity studies (n = 258; n = 874); and test-retest reliability study (n = 231).<h4>Findings</h4>The PSAS-FR demonstrated good acceptability, high internal consistency of the global scale (Cronbach's α = 0.93), and each of the factors; along with good validity, and test-retest reliability. The receiver operating characteristic analysis suggested a satisfactory screening tool.<h4>Practice implications</h4>The PSAS-FR appears to be a valid and reliable tool to screen for postpartum anxieties in the French-speaking population.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | anxiety, maternal mental health, postpartum, psychometrics, scale development |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Population Health |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Dec 2021 10:23 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Feb 2025 15:38 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ppc.12808 |
| Open Access URL: | https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12808 |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3145348 |
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