Turkish validity and reliability of the postpartum stressors scale

ABSTRACT

This study was conducted to examine the validity and reliability of the Postpartum Stressor Scale (PPSS) in Turkish.177 women were included in the methodological study. The data were collected between 24 September 2018 and 24 January 2019. The validity and validity of PPSS according to the language validity and expert opinions was provided by the translation-back translation method. It was determined that the Turkish form of the PPSS did not occur in three sub-dimensions such as the original structure. Therefore, the factor loadings of the PPSS one-dimensional scale ranged from 0.481 to 0.678, and the explained variance (35.3%) was sufficient. According to the results of CFA, factor loadings of the model ranged from 0.40 to 0.64, and t values of all substances were above 1.96. As a result of structural equation modeling. The obtained fit index values of the scale were found to be x2/SD 1.88, GFI 0.93, AGFI 0.88, CFI 0.95, RMSEA 0.071 and SRMR 0.065, and the model was acceptable. The Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient of PPSS was 0.76. In all items of PPSS, item total score correlations were found to be over 0.30 and there was no need to exclude item from the scale. PPSS was determined as a reliable and valid tool for Turkish society. There was a positive significant correlation between PPSS and PSS (p = 0.000). When the mean scores of lower 27% and upper 27% were compared, statistically significant difference was found between the groups (p = 0.000). The mean score of PPSS was 16.67 ± 5.74. As a result of the study, it was determined that the Turkish version of PPSS was a valid and reliable measurement tool.

KEYWORDS:

• Postpartum stress
• validity
• reliability
• measurement tool
• Turkish version

Acknowledgments

The authors thank the women who participated in the study and Park et al. for allowing the adaptation of the Scale. This study has been accepted as a master’s thesis. This study was submitted as an oral presentation at the 2nd International 3rd National Postpartum Care Congress, on October 3–6, 2019, in Konya, Turkey.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Author contributions

Study design: GŞ, NE; Data collection: GŞ; Data analysis: NE; Manuscript writing: GŞ, NE.

Ethical approval

In order to perform the Turkish validity and reliability studies for the PPSS, permission was granted to use the scale by Park via e-mail. Additionally, permission was granted over e-mail by Eskin who performed validity and reliability studies for the Turkish version of PSS for use in this thesis study. Before beginning the research, research permission was granted by Ordu Provincial Health Directorate to complete the research (31.08.2018/66501263-799-E.682) and ethics committee permission was granted by Ordu University Clinical Research Ethics Committee (20.09.2018/2018-196). Women accepting participation in the study had the aim and benefits of the study explained and were informed about the voluntary basis of participation, confidentiality of responses and that they could leave the study at any time and provided written consent by signing an informed consent form.

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Funding

None.