Psychometric aspects of the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale: data from the HAPPY study
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2020
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Boekhorst, M.G.B.M.
Beerthuizen, A.
Van Son, M.J.M.
Bergink, V.
Pop, V.J.M.
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Abstract
We previously developed the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale (TPDS). The aim of the current study was to further assess its test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct and concurrent validity in 1739 pregnant women. TPDS scores during pregnancy were highly inter-correlated (r ≥.70), with similar findings for its Negative Affect and Partner Involvement subscales. Pregnancy and delivery worries varied in different subgroups of women regarding their obstetric history. Nullipara reported more pregnancy- and delivery-related worries at all trimesters of pregnancy. Women with previous pregnancy-related complications reported more pregnancy-related worries, and those with previous delivery-related problems reported more delivery-related worries than women without these problems in the past. The TPDS seems to be a valid and reliable instrument to assess pregnancy-specific distress.
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Delivery, Maternal distress, Negative affect, Pregnant women, Test-retest reliability, Validity, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Psychiatry and Mental health, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
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Boekhorst, M G B M, Beerthuizen, A, Van Son, M J M, Bergink, V & Pop, V J M 2020, 'Psychometric aspects of the Tilburg Pregnancy Distress Scale : data from the HAPPY study', Archives of Women's Mental Health, vol. 23, pp. 215–219. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-019-00974-4