Menopause Representations Questionnaire: development and validation with Portuguese women

Abstract

Objective

This study aimed to develop and validate a Portuguese version of the Menopause Representations Questionnaire (MenoSentations-Q), a self-report measure to assess cognitive appraisal of menopause, based on cognitive components of the Self-Regulation Model and the results from a previous Portuguese qualitative study.

Methods

A total of 309 Portuguese women, aged 45–65 years, completed the questionnaire. Factorial, convergent, discriminant, and criterion validity, as well as reliability and psychometric sensitivity, were studied.

Results

MenoSentations-Q has demonstrated acceptable factorial, convergent, and discriminant validity, as well as good values of sensitivity and reliability for the four factors (i.e. identity; positive consequences; negative consequences; and control, awareness, and cause). Criterion validity was only obtained for two factors.

Conclusions

MenoSentations-Q, a brief measure of menopausal representations, in this sample of Portuguese women provides information to inform interventions that might include challenging unhelpful menopausal representations. This instrument could be used in both clinical and community settings.

摘要

目的：本研究目的是根据自我调节模型的认知成分和先前葡萄牙定性研究的结果, 编制和验证葡萄牙语版的更年期表征问卷（MenoSentations-Q）, 这是一种评估绝经认知评估的自我报告工具。

方法：共有309名年龄在45-65岁的葡萄牙女性完成了问卷调查。研究了因子效度、收敛效度、判别效度、标准效度以及可信度和心理测量学敏感性。

方法：MenoSentations-Q对四个因素（即同一性、积极后果、消极后果、控制、意识和原因）表现出可接受的因子效度、收敛效度和判别效度, 以及良好的敏感度和可信度。标准效度仅对两个因素可获得。

结论：在这个葡萄牙女性样本中, MenoSentations-Q是对更年期表征的一种简单测量, 它提供信息以告知干预措施, 这些干预可能包括挑战无益的更年期表征。该工具既可用于临床, 也可用于社区。

Keywords:

• Menopause Representations Questionnaire (MenoSentations-Q)
• menopausal representations
• Portuguese women
• validation and development

Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge Claudia Teixeira and Sofia Ribeiro who assisted with the data collection and also the participants involved in this study.

Potential conflict of interest

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Additional information

Funding

This research was supported by the William James Center for Research which is funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia – FCT [grant UID/PSI/04810/2019].