Postpartum specific anxiety in a French population: Validation of the French version of the Postpartum Specific Anxiety Scale [PSAS-FR]



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.

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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
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: 18 Jan 2023 21:19
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